"JS" wrote in message
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Hi,
I tried to find information on this subject in the groups but so far
haven't found what I need. Does anyone here know the approximate square
foot price of Trex vs. Ironwood (IPE)? We are trying to decide which to
use. Thanks for your help.

When I did my deck I used a composite decking called Carefree. a lot
cheaper than Trex. So you might want to sit down at a local lumber yard and
check all your options. As for ironwood they seem to label a lot of wood
Ironwood these days, I believe the actual name is Ligmavita (sp) . You might
read this web page before using wood

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ It is a environmental subject, You will
enjoy it, you may still want to use wood, is good.