The low-maintenance decking materials currently on the market include hardwoods like ipe and cumaru and metals like aluminum and galvanized steel, but the two most popular are composite and cellular ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Traditional wood decking can be beautiful—picture the silvery-gray patina of aged cedar—but one thing is ...

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In one region, at least, plastic decking now leads pressure-treated wood. Half of the decking in the northeastern United States is now made of synthetic materials such as plastic composites, according ...