Trex Decking Guide (What You Need To Know?)
To All Our Valued Customers, Over the past few years, the Covid 19 Pandemic has forced us to adapt and change the way we do things on a day-to-day basis. Florida Lumber is no exception. To make sure that we remain strong and competitive in the market for the years to come, Florida Lumber has had to adjust and change our vision for the future. In the last 2 years, we have stopped selling Sheetrock and drywall products, roofing felt and roofing materials, and have even closed on Saturdays.
Over the last few months, we have been transitioning our way out of the door supply business so on August 31, 2022, our door shop will stop assembling doors. We will continue liquidating our doors from inventory until we are out of material.
Some customers have asked if we are closing or even moving locations. To set the story straight, we are not closing or selling the business and we are not moving. These changes are all part of our new vision and path to continue serving South Florida and increasing our footprint in the construction supply industry.
Our focus is going to be on Lumber, Construction Materials, Rebar Fabrication and Rebar Accessories. As we have liquidated some of the items that we don’t sell anymore we have created more space to buy a larger volume of our core items and pass on the savings to our customers.
In the next year you will start seeing changes that will help improve our ability to serve you, our customers. We appreciate your business and your patience as Florida Lumber’s new vision becomes reality.
A Todos Nuestros Valiosos Clientes En los ultimos anos, la pandemia de el Virus (Covid 19) nos ha forzado a adaptarnos y cambiar la forma de hacer cosas en el dia a dia. Florida Lumber no ha sido una excepcion.
Para asegurarnos de mantenernos fuertes y competitivos en el mercado en los anos venideros, Florida Lumber ha tenido que ajustar y cambiar nuestra vision para el futuro. En los dos ultimos anos hemos dejado de vender los productos de yeso (sheetrock), paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados. En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas. Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad. La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construccion.
paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados.
En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas.
Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad.
La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construcción.
2431 N.W. 20TH ST.
MIAMI, FL 33142
PHONE: (305) 635-6412
Sales Fax: (305) 633-4054
Accounting Fax: (305) 635-3723
Email: sales@tloridalumber.com
The demand for Trex decking with its eco-friendly and maintenance free composite decks grows yearly and its benefits have captured much attention. It minimizes the investment of money and time.
Here’s What You Need to Know About Trex Decking
This decking combines a rich finish and ultra-low maintenance that makes it popular with the users. Available locally and online, the products from the makers are easily available to the customers.
The basic line of products is composite wood fiber-polymer material formed into surficial or nonstructural components to construct decks.
The company started out by making Trex decking but later started manufacturing the complete deck construction system incorporating low-maintenance composite. They offer a whole range of products complementing and extending the usability of outdoor residential spaces.
This material does not need refinishing, resists rot, twist, or splinter with aging. This is also resistant to insect damage. The composite core has an outer shell tough covering that resists fade, wear, mildew, and mold growth.
This improves the cosmetics of the wood grain, reducing the need for maintenance further. Simple cleaning with a soap and water solution is enough to keep it looking like new.
The functionality of composite decking goes further than that of wooden decking. Trex fasteners secure the deck boards together and this keeps the walking surface unblemished and smooth.
It also facilitates incorporation of wraparounds, sweeping, and dramatic arcs in deck designs. The composite manufacturing process incorporates 95% recycled materials.
History Of Trex
By 1988, Roger Wittenberg, a chemist and an entrepreneur found a method to bind composite using waste products like wood scrap and plastic film.
The plastic film mainly contains grocery bags for recycling and wood scrap comes from tailings and sawdust from furniture manufacture. Wittenberg along with some investors acquired Trex in 1996 leading to the origin of the present company.
Now traded publicly, the company is the leading shareholder in the markets in North America with distribution in 40 countries and reporting $560 million annual sales.
Besides creating brand new usability for composite material, the company acquired technology and manufacturing in 2011. This allowed them to complete a deck-building low-maintenance system besides launching its steel structural deck components from Trex Elevations.
Applications Of The Decking
Composite materials central to the Trex products cannot take structural loads well and this works well for applications to the surface especially the deck. The focus of the product development is on improving the aesthetic performance with real-looking wood grain and resistance to damage by foot traffic. There is better protection against spill stains and sun exposure for Trex Decking.
Make it into yard games, benches, shelves, outdoor furniture, and planters where imagination is the only limitation. The design has body-weight loads spanning 12-16 inches with the typical deck design supporting 40 pounds for every sq foot.
Support For DIY's
Manufacturers recommend the use of a hidden fastener proprietary system when installing Trex but this lends itself to DIY projects too. The company has resources walking you through various processes from estimation, design, and order to preparation of site and installation.
The official website has various PDF files downloadable and video tutorials that illustrate all the construction aspects.
Trex decking competes with pressure-treated wooden decks' cost, scaling upwards from there. Higher investment during installation removes the effort and cost of annual maintenance.