Updating any part of your home can come with surprisingly high costs, and this is especially the case when it comes to landscaping. Your yard has a massive impact on your home’s ultimate value, and a messy yard can even keep you from selling your home. Having a well-kept deck and fence is one way to improve your landscaping’s appearance, but maintaining or even repairing them might take more money.

Luckily, there is one way to keep your yard repair costs lower and more affordable.

Update Your Building Materials

If your deck and fence was originally built with traditional wood materials, it might be time for an upgrade. Wood Plastic Composite materials can be a great alternative to a more traditional wooden deck and fence, it requires less maintenance, will stand the test of time, and even makes use of recycled plastic to curb your carbon footprint.

Environmental Considerations

Wood Plastic Composite lumber is made from recycled wood fibers and plastic wastes, and it can be recycled itself, which helps keep plastic and waste wood out of landfills. So, you are not only adding value to your property, you are helping the environment too.

Often, wood is treated with harsh chemicals to improve its longevity. These chemicals can be toxic, whereas WPC lumber requires no treatment. And finally, plastic lumber is recyclable itself, so while it is saving trees, it is not doing any additional damage to existing landfills.

Durability

Plastic lumber is as strong as (or stronger than) traditional lumber when it comes to decking or fencing. Regular wood can be susceptible to rot, and the conditions for wood rot are common. Water, oxygen, and a temperature range between 40 and 105 are ideal conditions for wood rot. Plastic lumber does not rot and requires no additional care to maintain its durability.

Low Maintenance

WPC lumber is impervious to environmental elements such as moisture, bacteria, mold, insects and marine borers. These environmental elements run rampant on traditional building materials like wood because it is not moisture resistant and is fibrous allowing them to permeate the surface. Mold and mildew thrive in damp and wet environments, they fester in wood and cause it to rot and decay, causing pricey repairs and replacements. WPC lumber avoids that hassle, truly making it a low-maintenance product.

A wood deck requires regular power washing, sanding, sealing/staining and rot or damage repair. Whether you hire a contractor or perform the maintenance yourself, these costs will add up. And once you have factored those costs in, WPC materials will save you time, energy and money in the long-run.

Replacing Traditional Materials with Wood Plastic Composite Materials

There are many benefits to using WPC recycled building materials instead of traditional wood. With WPC lumber, you get a longer life-cycle and lower maintenance costs.

WPC structural lumber products by Hosung (Shanghai) WPC Co., Ltd. are truly low-maintenance – they do not need to be painted or stained and graffiti comes right off with a pressure washer. Our recycled WPC lumber can withstand extreme environments because it does not rot, splinter or degrade and structural integrity is built into the product. Plastic lumber does not leach chemicals and is not chemically-treated so there are no harmful effects on the environment.

Looking for Wood Plastic Composite deck and fence materials to upgrade or repair your deck and fence at an affordable price? Contact HOSUNG today for more information or to see what decking and fencing options might be right for you.