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Originally Posted by LakeTimes
Figured I'd post this as I found this interesting and thought others might as well. Goes into the details of this temperature test for several different products & colors for decking. I don't think much of it will SHOCK anyone, but I actually was a little surprised to see the temperature difference from the lighter colors vs the darker colors. Knew there would of course be a difference, but didn't realize THAT much of a difference.
If you dont' feel like reading - interesting stat: PT in direct sunlight ran 127 degrees while the darkest hottest Azek ran 145 degrees. That's only 18 degree difference. If you went with a lighter Azek (ie Hazelwood), that ran 125 degrees, 2 degree COOLER than PT. Medium color Azek ran 140 degrees (Color Morado) which was 13 degrees warmer.
Not to take away from this thread and Lumberock, but would be curious how they stack up in the heat for comparison as I'm guessing most of us are using for decks in sun/ docks etc.
https://boston-decks-and-porches.com...your-deck-get/ |
I go by the feel test.
We have a dock that is half wood and half plastic decking. After baking in the sun all day you can still walk on the wood but the plastic is unbearable to walk on.
So the first 20 feet you can walk, the second 20 feet you run and jump in the water.
