The old edge is in the first pic, the new edge is in the second
We used Trex when we rebuilt the deck about 15 years ago. Best decision we made. Is in great shape even today.
Question for folks that have this - what do you use to clean the deck? I remember using a composite specific cleaner one year and it worked wonderfully but I haven’t been able to find which one that was. Tried a couple other cleaners after but they were not as good.
I use Simple Green mixed with water with a small squirt of Dawn, a stiff broom, and that’s it.
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We pressure wash. No problem.
Pressure washing on low setting. Or small amount of Method in a bucket of water and a soft brush on a stick (which I also use to wash solar panels) as mentioned above.
This is going to be expensive, isn’t it. We had the deck built 12 years ago. Should have bitten the bullet and gone for it back then.
Our deck is huge. There are two distinct portions, on different levels – one is 16’ x 16’, and the other is 17.5’ x 16’. And planters. We have planters. And benches. Photo here shows the two levels and one of the benches and a couple of the planters. And DH.
And I suppose it’s all made in China, so there will be tariffs.
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I’m too busy admiring the pups to worry about anything else 
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When the county assessor stopped by to inquire about the “new” deck to make sure we are paying the tax on any square footage we might have added, I told him the rebuild was 1:1. He was surprised, “That was a high value permit…” ’to which I replied, “Building materials aren’t cheap nowadays, are they? We have not added a square foot as the city would not let us.” We actually removed a staircase “to nowhere” to save about $10k. Can’t imagine how much more we would need to pay now!!
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Deck is in 2 shapes, and the long part is a bit wider than it looks- and goes around the bay window at the end:
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Does that give you an idea of scale, @veryhappy? The boards aren’t long enough to go the full length so there is a cross pattern.
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Very nice deck, @jym626 .
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Thanks. Was trying to help you gauge the scope of what you might need for yours.
We paid about $10 a square foot which included a complete rebuild with taxes, permits, engineering to meet the new code, new supports and some new beams, 2 staircases, and very fancy Invisirail railings. The deck is our backyard so it was completely worth it! Our costs were higher due to proximity to wetlands and slopes. I assume the cost will be substantially lower for a less complex project.
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Sounds like a wonderful deck, and built to code. Apologies but I don’t recall the cost of our deck. It was not inexpensive, but I don’t recall the cost.
The guy who built our deck just happened to come by today to take care of something else for us. I asked if he remembered the cost, but unfortunately he did not. Apologies.
I’d be very very very very happy with $10 per square foot. My guy is to come by today to discuss.
@BunsenBurner: How long ago was that?
Fall of 2023. Sadly, it could be more expensive now. The railings used are made in Canada.
My guy didn’t make it today. I’m hoping for tomorrow. I at least need to know what ballpark we’re talking about in terms of cost. $15K? $50K??
We have had two decks replaced in the last two years on vacation properties. One was a large job and we got several bids for replacing it with Trek. The prices varied widely. We saved by going with a stock color that was available at Home Depot. This was a small town and the guy who ended up doing it was a handyman who had deck experience.
The one this past spring was a wooden deck that was pretty straightforward. The old deck had rotted. We were planning to replace with an artificial product but the handyman we used for this project preferred to use wood as that is what he was comfortable with.
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We had a pergola that had wood rot when we bought it decades ago replace with wood that was stained. It’s lovely and we will see how it stands up to termites, carpenter ants & carpenter bees. It’s lovely now!