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Deck boards are the most visible and most important components to any outdoor deck, covered porch, or sunroom. If you want to compare decking materials, this chart will help you evaluate the differences between good decking materials and materials that fall short of your needs and expectations.
| Good Deck Boards | Bad Deck Boards | Why? |
| A safe deck | A deck you can fall through | Cheap deck boards are infamous for "fall through" flaws! |
| A thing of beauty | An ugly unnatural thing that clashes with your house and the landscape | Even you are 100% logic based, having a deck that's attractive vs ugly helps the resale value of your home. |
| A smooth deck | "Cupped" and "Crowned" bent deck boards | Cupping and crowning deck boards are slightly curled on the edges making our deck unsightly and difficult to walk on. |
| Less to no splinters | Splinters guaranteed | Splinters suck, what more can one say? Treated wood, plastic or PVC splinters are actually harmful! |
| Respect Mother Nature | Spreading harmful chemicals on your children, your yard and the community. | No one wants to poison the earth. They just don't know how to avoid it. |
| Resist insects | Provide a feast for wood eating insect right next to your house. | Some deck materials are naturally resistant to wood eating insects. |
| Resists fungus | Provide food for mildew and mold | Ewww. Not really dangerous, but still. |
| Lasts a long time | Have to be replaced every few years. | No one likes replacing their deck boards do they? |
Ready to make a good choice? Start by selecting one of these excellent decking board options:
When you're done doing the necessary research into decking materials, it will be clear that real wood decking is the way to go.