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the diagonal for me, a little interest. Is the house siding vertical?

The siding on the house is vertical where the deck abuts it. The rest of the house is shingle. @Debbi Washburn thank you for the inspo photos! @Design Fan (NE z7a) we're in New England and using Timber Tech

IMO diagonal seems a bit modern to go with a shingle sided house .Certainly not herringbone . I actually like deck to look like a continuation of the interior flooring when possible so horizontal for me

We did the #4 photo when we redid with Trex about 6 years ago. Did that because Trex didn't come in the full length of our deck (28 feet). Not sure any boards come in 50 feet long? And our siding is horizontal so the deck is the same direction except for that middle vertical board. I love the look of #3 but that looks like it would entail a lot of cutting and waste for each board.

Wood or composite? Warm or cold clime?

I did diagonal for my wood deck when I had one which was fine. No seams on deck platform.

Relative had the wood boards laid long-wise (parallel to house body) with a cross-piece at the seam for their deck. After a couple winters, the cut ends abutting the seam lifted/twisted/split a bit which then became a minor tripping hazard. Sanding and using screws to resecure helped.

If you using compasite decking to run your boards on the angle your joists have to be 12" on center.

As @Debbi Washburn suggested break it up in sections and run perpenducular to the house unless you willing to add additional framing.

As GN Builders notes, 12" OC joists for composite, though I would use 12" OC joists regardless. Also diagonal chews up A LOT more deck boards, so be sure to factor that into the cost if you have a budget for the project.

I get this when I go to that web site - I'd beware!

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