I've been thinking about the composite wood lately as well. I was at a garden/landscaping store on the weekend and couldn't believe how much they were asking for the composite adirondack chairs. They were in the $350 range. So the woodworker in me started thinking that their may be a profit to be had depending on how much it costs to make on. Usually it's around $100+ or so with cedar.
The other reason I'm drawn to it is because it just took me 3 years to finally get my deck stained.
Summer 1: I clean the side step, rear deck, and basement landing. I begin to stain it and only get about 1/4-1/2 finished and then it rained for about 1.5 months and then after that there were no dry spells long enough to dry it out.
Summer 2: Clean the deck and pressure washed the part that was stained the previous year. Then it rained for about 1.5 months and then after that there were no dry spells long enough to dry it out.
Summer 3: Clean the deck was able to get everything stained once and two coats on the parts you walk on. Now I'm waiting for a dry spell so I can go back and do all the railings and spindles.
I'll have to look into the mildew issue though but I'm thinking it would be easier to pressure wash that stuff off then to spend 3 years trying to get a deck stained and having it look awful the whole time.
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