As the owner of Archadeck of Charlotte, I get to see every possible composite deck board from the original Trex Decking to the latest and greatest from Trex, TimberTech, Fiberon and others. It is amazing to me how the products have improved.
The original composite deck boards looked nothing like wood and had problems with color fading to gray and mildew penetrating the board. It really amazed me recently when I saw the latest from TimberTech, their Earthwoods line of decking. These boards look just like authentic Brazilian Hardwoods and have a much greater performance than previous technology. When consumers look at composite decking, they need to see these products to see just how gorgeous these products are and how nice they could look on their home!
What I like so much about Trex is that they make all of their products from recycled or reclaimed materials. Wherever possible, I think we should be using products like these that are essentially second-hand, but first-rate.