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| Foggy Wharf (Trex Enhance Naturals) $2.88/ft for 6" boards = $5.76/SF |
Trex Enhance is in the middle. It has a ribbed profile, so it's lighter, while still being .94" thick. Enhance Basics are sold-color cheapest. Enhance Naturals are multi-tone. The gray colors are Clam Shell (fairly dark) for Basics and Foggy Wharf for Naturals.
Trex Transcend is the high-end. It's .94" thick and solid, so it's heavy (like 2.5 pounds per LF). It comes in Earth Tones (cheaper)--Gravel Path--and Tropicals (premium) Island Mist.
So, there are 5 grays in order of cost:
- Pebble Gray (thin material) PG
- Clam Shell (too dark) CS
- Foggy Wharf FW (fascia not available in this color)
- Gravel Path GP (also available in Porch, 4.5" width)
- Island Mist IM
I guess they do it like that because they can't get a Transcend color to exactly match an Enhance color, and they don't want you mixing and matching anyway.
You can get them with straight sides or grooved. You need grooved for hidden fasteners. The fascia boards are 8" or 12" nominal, .56" x 7.25" or 11.375", 12' long.
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| Island Mist (Trex Transcend Tropicals) $4.77/ft, or $9.54/SF |
Product No.: XX0106##@@G01 - ## is length (12', 16', 20') and @ is E1 for Enhance Basics, E2 for Enhance Naturals, S for Select, T1 for Transcend Tropicals, and T2 for Transcend Earth Tones.
Lowes.com sells Trex. An 8' Clam Shell is $14 ($1.75/ft). A 16' Island Mist is $65.07 ($4.07/ft). A 12' Foggy Wharf is $34.55 ($2.88/ft). 16' Foggy Wharf is $46.07 ($2.88/ft)
48 pieces at a time 16' Gravel Path is $73.52 (square edge or grooved). That's $4.60/ft, but it should be a savings. Lowes sells Island Mist for less than Gravel Path. Or $76.37 for 16' Island Mist ($4.77/ft).
Dunn Lumber sells Foggy Wharf for $2.97/ft. Schillings.com has it for $2.65/ft.
So, assuming I can frame a 240 SF deck with 2x8s I have lying around, I can buy the decking for:
Foggy Wharf - $5.94/SF = $1425.60 = $1,582.42 (with tax)
Island Mist - $9.54/SF = $2289.60 = $2,541.46 (with tax)
That's the price range. add $1,000 for Island Freaking Mist.
Furniture
Here's a basic outdoor "sectional" by Tuoze: https://smile.amazon.com/Tuoze-Furniture-Sectional-All-Weather-Conversation/dp/B07PQ32ZL6. It's a 7' 1" x 2' 2" couch with a 2'4" square ottoman and a 2'1" square glass-top coffee table. The back is 2'1" high. This should face the trees. We need either storage for the 4 seat + 5 back cushions (they sell resin deck boxes) or a cover for the whole thing, which they also sell. The problem is we have rain all through the summer here.
This set is $350. Maybe we buy a new one every three or four years. Not sure if the rug works.
Dunn Lumber sells Foggy Wharf for $2.97/ft. Schillings.com has it for $2.65/ft.
So, assuming I can frame a 240 SF deck with 2x8s I have lying around, I can buy the decking for:
Foggy Wharf - $5.94/SF = $1425.60 = $1,582.42 (with tax)
Island Mist - $9.54/SF = $2289.60 = $2,541.46 (with tax)
That's the price range. add $1,000 for Island Freaking Mist.
Furniture
Here's a basic outdoor "sectional" by Tuoze: https://smile.amazon.com/Tuoze-Furniture-Sectional-All-Weather-Conversation/dp/B07PQ32ZL6. It's a 7' 1" x 2' 2" couch with a 2'4" square ottoman and a 2'1" square glass-top coffee table. The back is 2'1" high. This should face the trees. We need either storage for the 4 seat + 5 back cushions (they sell resin deck boxes) or a cover for the whole thing, which they also sell. The problem is we have rain all through the summer here.
This set is $350. Maybe we buy a new one every three or four years. Not sure if the rug works.
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