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Originally Posted by 911boost
That drainage system is very cool. We don't get enough rain here to warrant that and the ground under my deck is graded properly. I used a synthetic material as well on my current houses deck.
I built my first deck back in 2006 or so and used Brazilian Redwood (similar to Ipe). It was a fair amount of work to maintain every 2 years.
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Makes perfect sense. I've seen Brazilian Redwood. It's beautiful stuff. Two guys gave me bids for Ipe, and both were about 50% more than Trex. I like natural materials, and resisted having a "plastic deck," but Ipe seemed like it would take too much effort over time. Apparently it's super labor intensive to install properly. Trex is just fine, and tonight they sent me a cheery email letting me know that my 25-year warranty had been registered.
Interesting times to be building things in Seattle. Real estate prices are crazy, and builders and remodelers are living large. The small guys are so busy it's hard to even get bids, and then they are booked way out. I signed the contract with my guy in early June, and they didn't start until mid-October.