http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/jhgallery 80 photos in 1 album en-US Sun, 20 May 2012 10:21:14 -0500 Gallery 1.5-RC1, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/albums/compositedecks/4_G.thumb.jpg http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/jhgallery 144 107 http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/jhgallery/compositedecks 0abce3489bda7701ab362383fe55185b Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:59:26 -0500 http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/albums/compositedecks/4_G.thumb.jpg http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/albums/compositedecks/4_G.sized.jpg http://www.jhpoolanddeck.com/albums/compositedecks/4_G.thumb.jpg Rain, wind and unrelenting sun heap a lot of abuse on wooden decks. Even if they are cleaned, stained and recoated frequently, the boards of a wood deck will eventually splinter and crack. Plastic and wood-fiber composite decking are fast becoming alternative materials of choice because they will not warp, crack, rot or split. They also require no paint or finish.