What to use? Composite or Wood?

 I know we all hear the slick marketing showing decks like those above and painting their composite products as the best... "Maintenance Free"... "Permanent solution to staining every year...".

Will your deck look like the deck above, or the deck below in 5 or 10 years?  The deck above is Trex...now, the thing to keep in mind is that Trex has had 2 class action suits against them in the past 10 years, one due to deterioration and failure of boards, and the other due to mold and fading. 

GardenStructure.com has created an article that asks the important questions and gives you information and inspirational photos to help you decide whether or not you want to buy Composite Decking (click to read article).