"JimH" wrote in message
...

I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing
contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be
about.

Have a good evening.

PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the
remaining season if you want me to.

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It's not a ****ing contest.

You posted about your new deck, endorsing a material that quite frankly is
controversial to say the least.
You may influence others to make the same mistake you just did. (sorry
about that).

If you or anyone posts about a product that I may have some knowledge of or
experience with, I feel perfectly entitled to offer an opposing point of
view and/or recommendation. (sorry about that).

There was absolutely nothing derogatory to you about my post, except how you
took it. (sorry about that).

Eisboch

"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
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http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking

http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg

YMMV.

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Consumer Union would get more accurate product reviews if they used a dart
board.



Besides their own testing, they rely heavily on the subscribers filling out
questionairs.
I know, I was slow sending back one and even after I did submit it, they
kept hounding me to complete and send it it.

"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
Harry is a.........
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Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
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And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life.

That about sums it up.

Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights
their simple battle plan.
The major John should be ashamed.

What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists?


Duh! Boats...maybe.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:51:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

On Aug 15, 5:55 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:



On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

That about sums it up.

What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza.

Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :)

Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight.

We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old
cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We
had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing.
The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing
today. The skirting will be finished on Monday.

So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great!

I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking
into the same deck boards and railing.

Don't know if I want to do it myself though.

You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking
results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as
neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is.

Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of
categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no
fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean
look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost.

Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and
he's a half-wit. :)

Came out pretty good.

Eon decking, unlike Trek and similar composites is 100% plastic. We
considered it at one point but were convinced to stick with the composites.
Apparently, it is tricky to install properly and tends to "pop" and
"squeak" due to a higher thermal expansion coefficient. It also is
reported to scratch easily. We were told that most contractors try to
advise against it.

Not knocking the OP's choice .... just stating our experience for the
benefit of others. Research first.

I will - thanks for the info.

I need to check with my neighbor - who is a good guy by the way - he's
just a putz when it comes to DIY. :)

Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........

And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life.

That about sums it up.
Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights
their simple battle plan.
The major John should be ashamed.
What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists?


Duh! Boats...maybe.



Feel free to ignore the schists and discuss boat.

Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........
Harry is a.........
Harry did this.......
Don did this.........
Harry has a........
JimH did that...............
Don is a...........
Harry is a.............
Harry believes he can...........

And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life.

That about sums it up.
Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights
their simple battle plan.
The major John should be ashamed.
What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists?


Duh! Boats...maybe.




The schitts discussing boats?

Most of the schitts don't boat.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"JimH" wrote in message
...

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking

http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg

YMMV.

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Well, it's done, so enjoy it.

But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports.

Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors:
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"Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and
unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product."

---------------------------------------------------------------------

"Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it
out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying
to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per
instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and
contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk
on.

After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears
wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon
and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we
had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation
instructions!

Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made."

----------------------------------------------------------------------

" .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore.

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Eisboch



This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago:

http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx

It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does
require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go
with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors.
Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They
have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become
almost invisible.

On Aug 15, 7:57*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

...

I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing
contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be
about.

Have a good evening.

PS: *Tom: *I will give you an update on the deck material over the
remaining season if you want me to.

------------------------

It's not a ****ing contest.



Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it
was a great discussion.
BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me?

JimH wrote:
On Aug 15, 7:57 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

...

I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing
contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be
about.

Have a good evening.

PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the
remaining season if you want me to.

------------------------

It's not a ****ing contest.



Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it
was a great discussion.
BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me?



Is someone ****ing on Reggie...again?

Good.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"JimH" wrote in message
...

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking

http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg

YMMV.

--------------


Well, it's done, so enjoy it.

But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports.

Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors:
----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and
unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product."

---------------------------------------------------------------------

"Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it
out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying
to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per
instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and
contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk
on.

After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears
wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon
and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we
had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation
instructions!

Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made."

----------------------------------------------------------------------

" .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Eisboch



This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago:

http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx

It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does
require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go
with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors.
Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They
have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become
almost invisible

What kind of research did you do when you picked this brand? Did you
check CR?