On Feb 10, 7:10 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > The wood analogy is not mine; it's from the original blog post. But > I think the intended purpose of the analogy is very clear, even if the > analysis of it may or may not be (to me anyway). > I don't know, I recently had my back yard cleared and we found dry rot on the post holding up the deck (its 20ft in the air), so I'm going to have to replace it. I'm waiting for bids from several different contractors and one thing I'm specifying in their quote is a price for the use of Trex or similar composite (can I say that word here?!:) wood for the deck and railing. The rationale for this request is that I live in the San Francisco Sunset District and my deck is on a hill facing south. It is exposed to sunlight, fog, wind and rain. It is my understanding that composites like Trex (there's also other brands like timbertech, dream dex or something like that, which I have no idea about), will last at least 25-30 years. I'm willing to pay more now so that I don't have to deal with it again in the future.
Similarly, I'm asking that the post and any framing be replaced with pressure treated versus regular redwood, again because pressure treated last longer, i.e., I should get 20 year life versus 10-12 year with redwood. Anyways, getting back to the point, for those in the know or are interested, then its perfectly reasonable to inquire about specific tubing or wood. Good Luck! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
