Plastic deck vs. real wood costs?

[Rob Tucker]

The installation cost should be the same. The material cost for wood substitutes will be higher than low grade lumber. My advie on cost is.... call the suppliers and ask. I would say that consider a good wood substitute to cost around the same as a heart redwood.

I had a guy call me from Waipio Valley once. Had a B&B. It is so wet down there that he said he had had to replace his deck three times in the last five years and wanted to know if there was something that wouldn't rot. There was. I told him the price and he said: "But I can buy wood cheaper". And I guess he did. I think he missed the point about lifespan of material.

Let's see....... three decks in five years with cheapo lumber.... versus..... one deck for fifty years with more expensive substitute.

I think he made a bad business decision.