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On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a
material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. Thanks. |
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On Apr 14, 1:21*pm, stayin@home. (Way Back Jack) wrote:
On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. If you visit the web sites of those remodeling shows they will have links to the manufacturers' products that they use. R |
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On 4/14/2010 12:21 PM, Way Back Jack wrote:
On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. Thanks. http://www.trex.com/products/default.aspx |
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On Apr 14, 6:06*pm, "[SMF]" wrote:
On 4/14/2010 12:21 PM, Way Back Jack wrote: On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. - http://www.trex.com/products/default.aspx ....and can be painted? |
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On Apr 14, 1:21*pm, stayin@home. (Way Back Jack) wrote:
On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. Do you care to mention the tv show you happened to see this building material on ??? Trex is what you would have seen on This Old House, Hometime and many of the HGTV clones... Trex is not paint-able, it is possible you were mistaken about either the application or that fact that you could order the material in several colors rather than it being paint-able... ~~ Evan |
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On Apr 14, 4:36*pm, Evan wrote:
On Apr 14, 1:21*pm, stayin@home. (Way Back Jack) wrote: On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. Do you care to mention the tv show you happened to see this building material on ??? Trex is what you would have seen on This Old House, Hometime and many of the HGTV clones... Trex is not paint-able, it is possible you were mistaken about either the application or that fact that you could order the material in several colors rather than it being paint-able... ~~ Evan Trex not paintable? Since when? See: http://www.trex.com/technicalinfo/painting.aspx |
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On Apr 14, 6:53*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Apr 14, 4:36*pm, Evan wrote: On Apr 14, 1:21*pm, stayin@home. (Way Back Jack) wrote: On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. Do you care to mention the tv show you happened to see this building material on ??? Trex is what you would have seen on This Old House, Hometime and many of the HGTV clones... Trex is not paint-able, it is possible you were mistaken about either the application or that fact that you could order the material in several colors rather than it being paint-able... ~~ Evan Trex not paintable? *Since when? See:http://www.trex.com/technicalinfo/painting.aspx- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That is what I was wondering |
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On Apr 14, 7:53*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Apr 14, 4:36*pm, Evan wrote: On Apr 14, 1:21*pm, stayin@home. (Way Back Jack) wrote: On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. *I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. *Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. *Thanks. Do you care to mention the tv show you happened to see this building material on ??? Trex is what you would have seen on This Old House, Hometime and many of the HGTV clones... Trex is not paint-able, it is possible you were mistaken about either the application or that fact that you could order the material in several colors rather than it being paint-able... ~~ Evan Trex not paintable? *Since when? See:http://www.trex.com/technicalinfo/painting.aspx I would never paint Trex decking products unless you are very careful if you ever pressure wash it... You will blast the paint right off of it... When painted or stained it will also not hold up to having deck furniture moved across it, the paint will scrape off... Stick to the color pallet available from the manufacturer since those coloring agents are mixed into the material when it is being mixed prior to being extruded into its shape... I have seen what happens to painted Trex when a neighbor tried to pressure wash off some mildew that formed on it... Let's just say it took him several Saturdays worth of work before he had all of the paint off the visible surfaces... ~~ Evan |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:06:46 -0500, "[SMF]"
wrote: On 4/14/2010 12:21 PM, Way Back Jack wrote: On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. Landscaper comed Friday and I want to be able to discuss it. Thanks. http://www.trex.com/products/default.aspx That's it, thanks. |
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I've got anothe rone for you:
In some century-old former factory buildings in Manhattan I've seen ceilings look like they were concrete poured into wooden molds. THey have the traces of wooden planks that would have been used to pour the concrete into. But then I've seen holes through this where I can see light on the other end and the punctured area looks like plaster. Of course it cudda been plaster (which was then one third asbestos or horse hair) poured into wooden molds. - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos] |
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I've got anothe rone for you: In some century-old former factory buildings in Manhattan I've seen ceilings look like they were concrete poured into wooden molds. THey have the traces of wooden planks that would have been used to pour the concrete into. But then I've seen holes through this where I can see light on the other end and the punctured area looks like plaster. Of course it cudda been plaster (which was then one third asbestos or horse hair) poured into wooden molds. Coulda been-- http://books.google.com/books?id=W2Y...sehair&f=false [tiny url to google book- Pop Mech Feb 1997] http://preview.tinyurl.com/y6rpyu5 Jim |
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