Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

Kate

Kate wrote:
Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

Kate
Hi,
My personal choice is always natural material. Wood.

On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, Kate wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not so good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.

On 5/23/2012 7:54 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:


Kate wrote:
Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

Kate
Hi,
My personal choice is always natural material. Wood.
Thanks. I appreciate the reply. I was told that composite is the
latest, and it never splinters like wood. It is supposed to be much
easier to take care of in the long run.

On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not so good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Thanks.

Kate wrote:
On 5/23/2012 7:54 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:


Kate wrote:
Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

Kate
Hi,
My personal choice is always natural material. Wood.
Thanks. I appreciate the reply. I was told that composite is the latest,
and it never splinters like wood. It is supposed to be much easier to
take care of in the long run.
Hi,
Maybe. My house was custom built in '94. All wood work was done on site
by an old world craftsman using best material he could find and we could
afford. All hand stained rubbed. Two kids grew up in the house, a cat
and a dog always. Still all is in pretty good shape. No splintering, no
cracking, no rotting any where. The warnth of real wood!

Kate wrote:
On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously
not so good for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work
with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Thanks.

What upkeep? Dust the top sometimes, wipe off fingerprints. Not all that
hard to find door jambs/trim that is 200 years old (in an old house, I
mean).

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On Wed, 23 May 2012 21:33:34 -0700, Kate wrote:

On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not so good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Builders favor it because it's *cheaper*. For painted woodwork, I don't think
it matters much. I wouldn't use it near water (bathroom or kitchen), though.

"Kate" wrote in message
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On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not so
good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Yeah, MDF is cheaper. Outlast wood ---- get it wet and it will start to
crumble, real wood needs to wetted for months before it rots. MDF will chip
at the corners when it is impacted, wood will only dent. Need to reset a
lock, you find there is no strength to hold anything. I will take real wood
anytime.

On Sat, 26 May 2012 15:27:56 -0400, "EXT" wrote:


"Kate" wrote in message
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On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not so
good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Yeah, MDF is cheaper. Outlast wood ---- get it wet and it will start to
crumble, real wood needs to wetted for months before it rots. MDF will chip
at the corners when it is impacted, wood will only dent. Need to reset a
lock, you find there is no strength to hold anything. I will take real wood
anytime.

Once MFS is painted, it's not that bad. I wouldn't use it in a garage or
basement (likely not a bathroom, either). OTOH, I don't expect my dining room
to get flooded.

Reset a lock? In molding?

wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 May 2012 15:27:56 -0400, "EXT"
wrote:


"Kate" wrote in message
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On 5/23/2012 8:17 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:49:46 -0700, wrote:

Which is better - wood or a composite? Thanks.

It depends on your tastes. Composite is fine for paint, obviously not
so
good
for stain. Composite might be a little harder to work with, though.
I was told that composite will outlast wood as it relates to upkeep.
Supposedly, or so I am told, home builders are now favoring composite
material.

Yeah, MDF is cheaper. Outlast wood ---- get it wet and it will start to
crumble, real wood needs to wetted for months before it rots. MDF will
chip
at the corners when it is impacted, wood will only dent. Need to reset a
lock, you find there is no strength to hold anything. I will take real
wood
anytime.

Once MFS is painted, it's not that bad. I wouldn't use it in a garage or
basement (likely not a bathroom, either). OTOH, I don't expect my dining
room
to get flooded.

Reset a lock? In molding?

We are talking jambs not casing.