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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Use plastic. Nothing with a metal guard. If the snow gets stuck, just skim the top and when a chinook hits, you should be able to push off a sheet of ice right off of the deck without too much difficulty. This is what I do on my parents' composite deck.
But in all honesty, I have Duradeck myself and with a plastic shovel, it's much easier than composite or wood decks to clear the snow/ice and I like it much more in the summer.
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I should definitely look into duradek at some point because I have this preconceived notion in my mind that it provides a cheap lino look. My only experience with seeing those types of installations was about 20 years ago and that type of product has probably improved quite a bit since. I'm also concerned with low spots forming and resulting in pools of water when it rains or the snow melts (ice in the winter.)