would love to know if you installed composite, brand, and if you like it. i'm in the caribbean and looking at the lightest grey colors of composite decking. worried about the barefoot temp in our blazing hot sun 365 days a year. thanks, C

Hi Vicatz, Don't do it..... even the light grey will be blazing hot in direct sun. We're located in South Florida and see this problem all too often. If you're looking for a light grey color product then any of our tropical hardwoods will weather to a silver/grey patina, is incredibly long lasting, and will not be hot underfoot.

Never again. I agree, Trex gets beastly hot. Also, it stains easily and is hard to clean. I have a very small amount of trex and what I have left is getting ripped out.

Any kind of oil (be it salad dressing or whatever) is impossible to remove. We're getting what appear to be mildew/mold spots on ours, too. Power washing abrades the surface of the trex making things worse.

Thanks everyone for the comments. I recently put my samples of Trex, Timbertech, Moistureshield, Fiberon, and Azek outside in the sun for the day. At midday i went out and rested the palm of my hand on each sample. All of the samples with any wood fiber in them were very hot. The only one that was bearable was the Azek. About half as hot as the others. I was surprised as I thought the all plastic one would be hotter. Reviews for this product aren't always great especially for the darker colors. Seems that they bleach out badly and unevenly. Azek also has a reputation for discoloring under plant pots and rugs. As I'm thinking about going with their lightest grey I'm hoping for the best. On a good note, The Azek is also much lighter in weight. Natural wood isn't my best option as we are right on the ocean and the deck is 50' above the ground in some places so will get alot of salt spray and weathering on the under side that i can't oil or treat with any weatherproofing. I will try to post some before and after pics when I finally decide what i'm doing.

Vicatz, lots of our jobs using hardwoods are not only next to the water but in the water! They hold up and look fantastic. Will you have living space underneath the deck and are concerned about the aesthetics above you and not being able to reapply oil?

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