CR tests composite decking for three years under severe conditions, evaluating planks from brands such as Azek, Fiberon, and ...

The right lumber is key to a successful deck-building project. We’ll walk you through how to select lumber, examine the ...

Decking comes with trade-offs depending on ... With wood, we simply test by species (like yellow pine, cedar, and ipe). Wood of a particular species should perform similarly, regardless of where ...

Composite decking—an amalgam of ground-up wood and plastic formed into planks ... (We also test western red cedar, ipe, and redwood.) The extra weight of composite planks can make them more ...