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White railing with Ipe

scotte
17 years ago

I'm planning on having an Ipe deck built for my house and want a white railing to match the trim on the house. While I like the look of the aluminum balusters, I don't think it goes well with my very old home which is sided with wood painted a barn red color. I also don't relish the idea of using a real wood material and having to paint all those balusters every few years. I have an idea but am not sure if it is possible... Can I use Ipe for my top rail, Have Ipe posts, and use a white colored composite (Timbertech?) for the balusters and bottom rail? The top rail and all the posts would be stained the same color as the deck and the balusters and bottom rail would be a white composite. My feeling is having only the balusters and bottom rail made out of composite would minimize the fake look of the composite, while cutting down on maitenance. Is this possible? Would it look good? Any other options out there?

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