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Message: [QUOTE="SixRings, post: 3578986, member: 3709"] I think you have to strongly consider the surroundings. If your deck is surrounded by green grass, straight lined house, clean railings (like the pic a few posts above) than a composite will look clean and nice. If your deck is surrounded by a lot of stone, gardens or plants, more antique of a house than a natural wood deck tends to enhance. I built a composite deck on our first house but acquired an Ipe deck on our new house. Both have advantages, most already spoken about. Ipe is no picnic. I have to chemically clean, brighten and stain every year and sand and stain every 3 or 4 years. But it’s rich color is exceptional and worth it. [/QUOTE]