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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Traditional wood decking can be beautiful—picture the silvery-gray patina of aged cedar—but one thing is ...

Green Tree Composites is running three shifts, seven days a week at its St. Joseph factory. And fall is its slow season. "We're not shipping everything we make," plant Manager Brent Coghill said.

Decks provide homey, organic outdoor social spaces, perfect for hosting friends and family in the fresh air. However, decks are expensive to install, and picking the wrong species of wood for your ...

Wood-filled/thermoplastic composites, first introduced to consumers in the early 1990s, may represent the largest single consumer growth market for composite ...

If you’re planning to build a deck this summer, and you want that deck to demand as little ongoing maintenance as possible, then you should consider something called composite lumber. It requires no ...

Using metal snow shovels can cause permanent damage — here's what you should be using instead.

JOPLIN, MO--(Marketwired - December 21, 2016) - TAMKO Building Products, Inc. introduces the newest member of its Envision Collection of capped composite lumber: Envision Inspiration ™. The rare ...

Wood-filled thermoplastic composites have come a long way since they were first introduced in the early 1990s. Advancements continue to be made at all levels in this dynamic market. Yet one thing is ...

APR Composites, Buyrite Enterprises Ltd., Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA, DuraLife Decking and Railing Systems, Fortress Iron LP, Fortune Brands Innovations Inc., Genova Products Inc., Green Bay Decking ...

Demand for wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber in the United States is forecast to expand 11 percent per year through 2009 to $3.5 billion, according to a study by Cleveland-based market ...