Bear, that's a fine looking deck, good job! 3 weeks ago I signed a contract with a large reputable deck company to build a new deck from scratch. They are so busy that it will not be constructed until early December! I had bids from a couple of deck people and found out they were not reliable or reputable based on online reviews and on top of that they were about $1500 more. The less reputable folks could start on the deck the next day; they're not so busy I guess.
I chose to go with Veka based on the builder's recommendation and a friend of mine's that had his deck built with Veka 3 years ago and still looks new and never had mold or staining problems. By the way we live in a very high humidity and very high temperature area.
Of course I will finish my new deck with a new smoker and was wondering if anyone has any experience as far as dropping grease on the composite and any resulting stain or mold.
Hi Humo18,
You should have something like this for yours.
Below is what mine says about Grease, BBQ sauce, and all kinds of staining materials:
The AZEK® Company LLC (hereinafter “Manufacturer”) warrants to Purchaser that, for a period of thirty (30) years from the date of the original consumer purchase (the “Term”), under normal use and service conditions:
(1) The Product’s color will not fade from light and weathering exposure, as measured by a color change of more than 5 Delta E (CIE) units. While the Product is designed to resist fading, no material is fade proof when subjected to years of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays and the elements.
(2) The Product will resist permanent staining from food and beverage items that may be spilled onto the surface of the Product, including items such as condiments (barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise), salad dressing and salad oils, grease, tea, wine, coffee, fruit punch, sodas and other food and beverage related items that would typically be present on a residential deck, provided that such substances are removed from the Product with soap and water or mild household cleaners after no more than one (1) week of exposure of the substances to the surface of the Product.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manufacturer does not warrant that the Product is stain-proof, and does not warrant stain resistance resulting from spilled or otherwise applied food and beverage substances which are not properly cleaned as provided above within
one (1) week of exposure. In addition, this warranty does not cover any staining or damage to the Product resulting from abrasive compounds of acidic or basic pH, paints or stains, strong solvents, metallic rust or other abnormal residential deck use items, and non- food and non-beverage substances, including, but not limited to, biocides, fungicides, plant foods or other bactericides.
Bear