Porch deck material recommends (2025 Update)

How about regular pt 5/4 x 6 board? Can be water coated to the color of choice? Right now I have the same size, plus awning covered so it extends more. I have a good quality outdoor carpeting on the porch and the concrete steps leading up to it. Nice on barefeet and will not get hot. I replaced the carpeting after 8 years or so for about 500 us bucks. Note, I do not have the 5.4 under it but have built nice porches and decks using it. Regular grooved pine under carpet looks and feels fine to walk on.

As Clare mentioned and or Ipe. Ipe is a bit pricey but will last for a very long time and does not need to be painted, stained or varnished. It is fire rated but it will eventually burn in a fire place. ;~) The stuff is heavy and hard and is specifically milled for decking.

Great idea, cut down more rainforest for a deck..... Sounds like an idea Trump would like.

It isnt from rainforests.

Do you see Trump in your coffee?

Just because some pig ignorant fool claims something...

Exactly. So please stop claiming things that are not true.

You never could bullshit your way out of a wet paper bag.

And you stupidly claim that that fool Raygun won the cold war.

A few couple of years ago evaluating deck materials and settling on Trex, which looks brand new after 2 years, now I did see that it had gone through its growing pains and the newer material is vastly improved. Azek should perform just as well but construction is important as someone I know had to remove his because spans were too large and caused sagging.

IDK what brand it is, but the boardwalks here were rebuilt with synthetic that looks like Trex after Superstorm Sandy and it's held up well, looks great.

Trex is OK if you can find nominal 2" material (1.5 actual). That is a real lumber yard thing, not the BORG.

It is very true that the stiffness of the board is highly dependent on thickness: