I ordered 400 square feet of tongue-and-groove yellow pine in 8-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick planks. Today, wood flooring is normally 3⁄4-inch thick or less—because it’s usually laid over a ...

But composite materials have been dropping in price, narrowing the gap with a better grade of wood decking. Alternative materials are appealing for several reasons. Synthetic plank decking ...

There are two main components of a STRONGDEK™ board – a structural deck plank made from pultruded ... and stand up to a wide variety of environments where it may be installed.

Matching up the 10-ft long plank ... of decking problems, coupled with the local environment and site-specific factors, these elements can produce the following effects: Warped deck boards are ...

The most common size of treated decking is 5/4 x 6–inch planks (about 80 cents ... include 3/4- and 1-inch-thick boards, which come 3-1/2 or 5-1/2 inches wide. It's difficult to give accurate ...

Q: I have 35-year-old decking made of pressure-treated wood planks. They have been stained ... brush a little finish into cracks up to a quarter-inch wide to pre-fill them. This will help the ...

Decking planks aren't cheap. If your deck looks rough, don't rush to replace the wood just yet. Shine a flashlight underneath and see how the underside of the planks looks. Most likely ...

Q: Our deck was installed in 2007 with EverGrain composite. (We chose the redwood color.) One of the planks is deteriorating ... and other composite decking boards are made primarily from wood ...

Wide plank wood flooring was a part of America’s foundation — literally. Starting in Colonial times, houses typically had oak, walnut or maple boards that were 4 to 8 inches wide and 6 feet or ...