We should use only plastic and let the poor trees in peace.
Plastic is the far superior material and wood is outdated - maggots and worms will eat it and it won't last for centuries as plastic does.
So I recommend to change to plasticworking or create artificial wood that kills critters who try to eat it.
My mom did that years ago, she called it "meatloaf".
why dont we quit using so much plastic and leave the poor arabs in peace. plastic is made of oil.
randy
Nah!!! don't want to severely impact the plastic rainforest!!!
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Plastic is for people with no sense of style and no imagination.
It's OK. *spackle* sticks to most plastic for those of you interested in doing intarsia or inlay work. j4
Wood is: Biodegradable Renewable resource
Plastic is neither.
Wood is: Biodegradable Renewable resource
Plastic is neither.
Gary (Sorry if this posts twicew.)
I'd rather use something that grows on trees than something that comes out of an oil well. (there's a surprising number of plastic products made of wood pulp too) RJ
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I've got an all-wood deck. It is rotted. The next one will be made from Trex and won't rot!
dave
Your wooden deck probably wasn't constructed properly to start wih. A good deck should last forty years or longer. It needs to have the proper deck supports, be constructed allow for air circulation, and use woods that survive exposure.
Most of the external plastics I have seen start looking bad after a few years. My plastic deck shairs have an ugly oxidized layer on the surface. I am told that painting the schirs will not be very effective in restoring them to the original shine. I suspect most external plastics will show the effects of weather. They may even become brittle.
Dick
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