As they say - beauty is only skin deep, but ugly.....
Well - anyone else have their trex deck turn to mush? The house we purchased had already installed this crap, and now it is returning to its natural state - a pile of ground up saw dust and rice husks by the look of it. Class action law suit against TREX, but they are somehow still in biz. I'll leave the ranting and raving out of the post, but TREX has routinely sidestepped their 'warranty' with a variety of tactics (must present original receipt for the purchase, etc.).
So, aside from ripping this crap out - anyone done any research into re-saturating this crap with glue? I've done a few boards with a wood hardener made for dry rot, and it makes a nice crust on the top but does not penetrate very deeply. Maybe that is all I can hope for - I'll paint over the top to try and keep the worst of the moisture out of it.
Trouble is, the wood hardener is pretty $$$$, so doing as much as I have is going to be costly.
Any thoughts on an alternative? Anyone painted this crap before? Looking to the braintrust for some suggestions - always amazed at what this group comes up with!
cheers from Napa -
TD
