How a CR home editor dealt with material shortages and higher prices as he searched for the best decking material April 2022: Our finished deck, two years in the making. By Paul Hope In early 2020, my ...

“Deck board bending” tops the list of “trends ready to take off this year” for Jason Russell, a 25-year decking contractor in the state of Washington. “Curves are becoming increasingly popular in the ...

Home ownership comes with a seemingly bottomless list of maintenance tasks. Any new home improvement product or genius DIY tip that solves a problem while also limiting the ongoing investment of time ...

In my previous column, I discussed the influence of column buckling of the composite material test specimen on its measured compressive strength (see "Buckling of composite material compression ...

Q. The home we own in Chicago has a deck on the front of the house surrounded by a low fence. The deck boards are showing their age, some are rotting, and it looks like it's time to replace the ...

Photo Credit: AFPT and Alformet. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite products continue to gain importance in many markets due to their low specific weight, high specific strength/stiffness and ...

WINCHESTER, Va., February 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over the past several years, Trex Company (NYSE:TREX) has unveiled innovations that have solidified its position as the leader at both the premium ...