Does anyone have a deck built out of composite materials? Do you like it? Is it significantly better than wood? Are there any shortcomings that I'm not aware of (besides cost 
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I don't personally have one, but in projects where clients have used it they've complained that it's hot.
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I just built a new deck with composite materials. It was finished in mid November so we haven't actually used it yet but so far I really love it. It would have saved us about $6-$8k to go with real wood but I didn't think the savings would be worth it in the long run since we would have to maintain it. none of our neighbors have composite decks, theirs are all wood, and they are all on the older side and need to be restained every year. I can't even imagine!
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@oliviaoblivia: I picked out a lighter color because of this but like I said in my comment above we have yet to use the deck so I don't know if it will make a difference or not.
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We just built one and I love it. The railings and the risers are white and the rest is autumn chestnut. It is on the north side of our house and gets minimal sun. I love the fact I will not have to stain/paint it and it is gorgeous.
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Ours is wood but I would do the composite in a heartbeat if we were redoing it. My parents have composite and it does get hot. Water also seems to sit on it more than wood so it could take longer to dry after a rain or need to be squeegeed off. It looks great and the no maintenance factor would be so nice.
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We have a composite deck and it's awesome. I never noticed it being particularly hot but then I don't go on it barefoot and it gets shade a good portion of the day.
The only thing I'd warn about is be careful of staining. Our grill developed a hole and leaked grease that caused a stain. I tried a lot to get it out and it faded, but it's still there. After that I made DH get a grill mat.
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