I have three back steps which are under a overhang, but they do get
spattered when it rains. They are pine over treated lumber and SWMBO
wants the pine removed and something like TREX laid over them. I saw
some hardiboard siding (?) which looks like 3/8 thick and yellow in
color. Would this be acceptable if screwed down every 12 inches?
Will it hold paint? How about wear and weather resistance? I've
never used it but have used the grey cement board.

TIA
--
 GW Ross 

 In nature, there are no rewards or 
 punishments, only consequences. 

On 4/26/2013 5:09 PM, G. Ross wrote:
I have three back steps which are under a overhang, but they do get
spattered when it rains. They are pine over treated lumber and SWMBO
wants the pine removed and something like TREX laid over them. I saw
some hardiboard siding (?) which looks like 3/8 thick and yellow in
color. Would this be acceptable if screwed down every 12 inches? Will
it hold paint? How about wear and weather resistance? I've never used
it but have used the grey cement board.

TIA

Go with the TREX. No maintenance.
The cement board depending on brand is pretty porous as it is meant to
bond to mortar or a glue.



--
Jeff

"G. Ross" wrote:
I have three back steps which are under a overhang, but they do get
spattered when it rains. They are pine over treated lumber and SWMBO
wants the pine removed and something like TREX laid over them. I saw
some hardiboard siding (?) which looks like 3/8 thick and yellow in
color. Would this be acceptable if screwed down every 12 inches? Will it
hold paint? How about wear and weather resistance? I've never used it
but have used the grey cement board.

No, neither Hardi siding, nor Hardi backerboard, will work for a stair
tread, if that is what you mean. It is too brittle and will break in short
order. Use a 5/4 composite material made for decks for your treads.

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www.ewoodshop.com (Mobile)

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"G. Ross" wrote:
I have three back steps which are under a overhang, but they do get
spattered when it rains. They are pine over treated lumber and SWMBO
wants the pine removed and something like TREX laid over them. I saw
some hardiboard siding (?) which looks like 3/8 thick and yellow in
color. Would this be acceptable if screwed down every 12 inches? Will it
hold paint? How about wear and weather resistance? I've never used it
but have used the grey cement board.

No, neither Hardi siding, nor Hardi backerboard, will work for a stair
tread, if that is what you mean. It is too brittle and will break in short
order. Use a 5/4 composite material made for decks for your treads.

+1... the Hardiboard trim would be no good either despite being about an
inch thick... it too would fail in short order.

Go with the TREX. No maintenance.
The cement board depending on brand is pretty porous as it is meant to
bond to mortar or a glue.



I live in the soggy Northwest near Seattle. I've read that composite
decking, such as Trex, still needs maintenance as in pressure washing in
order to keep it from becoming mossy and slippery. What's been your
experience?

scritch wrote:

Go with the TREX. No maintenance.
The cement board depending on brand is pretty porous as it is meant to
bond to mortar or a glue.



I live in the soggy Northwest near Seattle. I've read that composite
decking, such as Trex, still needs maintenance as in pressure washing
in order to keep it from becoming mossy and slippery. What's been
your experience?

The manufacturer suggests that you not apply high pressure washing (see
the site for the PSI), as it may/will disintegrate. So, I have not done so.

Bill

On 4/26/2013 7:16 PM, scritch wrote:

Go with the TREX. No maintenance.
The cement board depending on brand is pretty porous as it is meant to
bond to mortar or a glue.



I live in the soggy Northwest near Seattle. I've read that composite
decking, such as Trex, still needs maintenance as in pressure washing in
order to keep it from becoming mossy and slippery. What's been your
experience?

I have made deck furniture out of it..
It has stayed out all year. It's heavy so it works well between chaise
lounges to hold drinks and hold an umbrella. No moss problems, but it
gets dirty. Some simple green cleans it

--
Jeff

scritch wrote in :

I live in the soggy Northwest near Seattle. I've read that composite
decking, such as Trex, still needs maintenance as in pressure washing in
order to keep it from becoming mossy and slippery. What's been your
experience?


The stuff on the deck by the pool is still in great shape. Even the areas
where pool water is unlikely to reach (so the chlorinated water can be
ignored) are just fine.

However, the decking on the north side of the house is in full shade. It's
got algae or something growing on it, as does the vinyl siding.

If your decking can dry out and see some sun every once in a while, it'll
probably be fine.

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

scritch wrote in :


Go with the TREX. No maintenance.
The cement board depending on brand is pretty porous as it is meant to
bond to mortar or a glue.



I live in the soggy Northwest near Seattle. I've read that composite
decking, such as Trex, still needs maintenance as in pressure washing in
order to keep it from becoming mossy and slippery. What's been your
experience?

My experience -- not with my own deck, fortunately, just at a building where I was a visitor
recently -- is that even fairly new Trex, with no visible moss, fungus, or anything else, is quite
slippery when wet.