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AMERICANA™ DECKING PERFORMANCECOMPARED TO OTHER WOODS

AMERICANA ™ HARDWOOD

PRESSURE TREATED SOFTWOODS

COMPOSITEDECKING

IPE REDWOOD CEDAR

DURABILITY

BEAUTY OF NATURAL WOOD

SUSTAINABLE

CHEMICAL FREE

HARDNESS (JANKA)

FIRE RATING

WEIGHT

INSECT RESISTANCE

25+ YEARSCLASS 1

1400

B

40 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

UP-TO 20 YEARSCLASS 2

690

C / D

35 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

25 YEARSCLASS 1

1120

A / B

60 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

20 YEARSCLASS 1

3600

A

70 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

15 YEARSCLASS 2

480

B / C

30 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

POOR

15 YEARSCLASS 2

580

B / C

30 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

POOR

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COMPOSITEDECKING

IPE REDWOOD CEDAR

ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS

MAINTENANCE

FEATURES & INSTALLATION

• Sustainable American Hardwoods

• FSC Certified Available• NO Chemicals • Negative Carbon

Footprint

• Annual Surface Washing• Stains or Oils Maintain

Original Color & Finish• Can be left unfinished

(Color Turns Silver)

• Symmetrical Joints (Easily Use Both Sides of Boards)

• Hidden Underdeck Clip Compatible

• Easy to Lift, Cut, Drill & Install

• High Dent & Scratch Resistance

• Sustainable American Softwoods

• Infused with Chemicals to Inhibit Rot & Insects

• Disposal Difficult

• Annual Cleaning• Stains or Oils Maintain

Original Color and Finish

• Standard Installation• Deck Screws &

Underdeck Clips• Butt Joints• Many Components

Available (Balusters & Railings)

• Synthetic Oil-Based Product

• Annual Cleaning

• Consistent Dimensions• Hidden Underdeck Clip

Compatible• Easy to Cut • Many Components


• Swells and Shrinks Longitudinally

• Very Hot in Sunlight

• Not Always Harvested Sustainably

• Tropical Rainforest Origin

• High Carbon Footprint to bring to market

• Annual Surface Washing (Color Turns Silver)

• Stains or Oils Maintain Original Color and Finish

• Hidden Underdeck Clip Compatible

• Hard to Cut• Very Heavy• Dust & Natural Oils From

Ipe Wood Are Allergenic & Toxic

• Sustainable American West Coast Forests

• FSC Certified Available• NO Chemicals






• Softer Wood Can Dent & Scratch


• FSC Certified Available• No Chemicals of Any

Kind






• Softer Wood Can Dent & Scratch


AMERICANA™ SIDING PERFORMANCECOMPARED TO COMMON SIDING MATERIALS


VINYL REDWOOD CEDAR

DURABILITY


SUSTAINABLE

CHEMICAL FREE

FIRE RATING

INSECT RESISTANCE

25+ YEARSCLASS 1

B

GOOD

VARIESWIDELY

GOOD

15 YEARSCLASS 2

B / C

POOR

15 YEARSCLASS 2

B / C

POOR




MAINTENANCE




VINYL REDWOOD CEDAR


• Annual Cleaning

• Easy To Install• Widely Available• Grows & Shrinks Longitudinally • Low-Impact Resistance• Tends To Chalk & Become Brittle

• Sustainable American Hardwoods• FSC Certified Available• NO Chemicals • Negative Carbon Footprint

• Annual Surface Washing• Stains or Oils Maintain Original

Color & Finish• Can Be Left Unfinished


• End Joint Available (Can Be Run Continuously)

• Compatible with Rain-Screen Systems• Easy to Lift, Cut, Drill & Install• High Dent & Scratch Resistance• Very High Dimensional Stability


• FSC Certified Available• No Chemicals of Any Kind

• Annual Cleaning• Stains or Oils Maintain Original

Color & Finish

• Consistent Dimensions• Easy to Cut • Softer Wood Can Dent & Scratch• Prone To Warping


• FSC Certified Available• No Chemicals of Any Kind


Color & Finish

• Consistent Dimensions• Easy to Cut • Softer Wood Can Dent & Scratch• Prone to warping


AMERICANA™ PORCH FLOORING PERFORMANCECOMPARED TO COMMON PORCH FLOORING MATERIALS



COMPOSITES DOUGLAS FIR

DURABILITY


SUSTAINABLE

CHEMICAL FREE

HARDNESS (JANKA)

FIRE RATING

WEIGHT

INSECT RESISTANCE

25+ YEARSCLASS 1

1400

B

40 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

UP-TO 15 YEARSCLASS 2

690

C / D

35 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

20 YEARSCLASS 1

1120

A / B

60 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

GOOD

10 YEARSCLASS 4

690

B

31 LBS/CUBIC FOOT

POOR




MAINTENANCE





COMPOSITES DOUGLAS FIR

• Sustainable American Softwoods• Infused with Chemicals to Inhibit

Rot & Insects• Disposal Difficult


Color & Finish

• Standard Installation Methods• Easy to Dent & Scratch

• Sustainable American Hardwoods• FSC Certified Available• NO Chemicals • Negative Carbon Footprint

• Annual Surface Washing• Stains or Oils Maintain Original

Color & Finish• Can Be Left Unfinished


• Symetrical Joints (Easily Use Both Sides of Boards)

• Easy to Lift, Cut, Drill & Install• High Dent & Scratch Resistance• Paintable & Stainable


• Annual Cleaning

• Consistent Dimensions• Easy to Cut • Swells & Shrinks Longitudinally • Very Hot In Sunlight

• Sustainable American Softwoods

• Annual Surface Washing (Color Turns Silver)

• Stains or Oils Maintain Original Color & Finish

• Standard Installation Methods• Easy to Dent & Scratch


AMERICANA™ PORCH FLOORING PERFORMANCECOMPARED TO COMMON PORCH FLOORING MATERIALS

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