ag pool deck

[svey72139]

Plastic wood is very slippery when wet.

[CarlD]

My cedar railing and gate is into it's fourth season with no signs of deterioration. I do have it re-stained regularly though. Our deck is cedar and is 20 years old. Boards do have to be replaced from time to time, but it otherwise does well-and it's 20 years old. Power washing is NOT a good thing on cedar.

I like the idea of P/T for the substructure (I have no problem with that) and plastic or cedar for the deck. If you use P/T, I still say the deck should be below the pool or pitched away. Copper is better than arsenic, but do you really want copper leaching into your pool??????

My immediate pool deck (for 2') is plastic--hollow poly-vinyl that doubles as solar panels. It's not at all slippery.

[KurtV]

If you don't like the plastic wood look, you might consider ipe. It's an extremely dense tropical hardwood.