I had a custom residential practice in Nyack, NY, with a lot of old houses, right across the Hudson from you. So we had the same weathering issues to confront. I always used wood in rebuilding many porches, with careful back priming or preservative coating before nailing down. Don't use PVC. Besides the environmental issues, it has a much higher coefficient of expansion than wood so the joints will not withstand thermal expansion and contraction. Nor will PVC withstand UV exposure well. The composite decking products would do well. Trex advertises that recycled single use plastic bags are a large content in their products, so that is a good thing.
Edward Acker, Emeritus AIA, LEED AP
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Edward Acker AIA
Senior Architect
Winchester VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-23-2020 08:15
From: Kathleen Sullivan
Subject: Alternatives to Traditional Wood Porch Flooring?
For rehab of residential porch.
Would appreciate thoughts on alternatives to porch wood flooring.
Would like to use a more traditional 3 inch width.
man made-
- Looking at Aeratis Traditional- am not familiar with solid pvc products. Any experience with it? Seems to have limited market presence
- The big ones AZEC etc - celluar pvc
Natural-
- Looking at black locust
Would appreciate feedback on your experience with alternatives and advice on specification.
Thank you
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Kathleen Sullivan AIA
Trio Architecture pllc
Hastings on Hudson NY
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