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What's your favorite decking material for an elevated screened porch?

8 years ago

New construction house here, with a 20x22 elevated screened porch (porch is off the 1st floor and we have a walkout basement underneath). It'll have a fireplace on it as well.

I'm curious what everyone's favorite decking material is for this application? There are seemingly endless choices but it always helps to hear from others' experiences with theirs.

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dbrad
Original Author
8 years ago
What did I leave out?
zorroslw1
8 years ago
Our new build screened porch has a cement foundation that is about 1 1/2 ft or so high so we are able to walk out into it from the dining area without having any steps down. Ours is 11 X 14 ft. The wood used is cedar that has been stained. The door to the outside opens to an 8 X 16 ft grilling area.
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