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Mineral-based decking versus wood-plastic composite.

Surestone, the core in Deckorators Voyage and Summit, is made with no wood fibre. Traditional wood-plastic composite is made from wood and plastic. Ask any composite brand you are comparing what its core is made of.

Close-up of light tan deck boards with a darker wood-grain surface

THE CORE

What each board is made from.

The supplied warranty matrix separates mineral-based composite from wood and plastic composite. This page stays with that distinction.

SURESTONE · VOYAGE AND SUMMIT

No wood fibre.

Surestone combines advanced polymers and durable minerals with zero organic material. There is no wood fibre, so the board itself has nothing to soak up water. Voyage and Summit are described as having virtually no moisture absorption and virtually no thermal expansion or contraction. Both are warranted for ground and water contact.

Textured surfaces provide reliable traction in wet and dry conditions. The manufacturer states that Voyage delivers 34% more traction in wet and dry conditions. Summit uses a textured surface designed to improve traction in wet conditions.

TRADITIONAL WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITE

Wood and plastic.

Traditional wood-plastic composite decking is made from wood and plastic. That is the comparison this guide can support. It does not publish another brand’s formula, and it does not borrow another brand’s warranty or traction figure.

If a board is wood and plastic, ask that manufacturer what the wood fibre means for water, movement, and ground or water contact. Then read its own warranty.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Ask what the core is made of.

What is the core made of?
Is there wood fibre in it?
Is it warranted for ground and water contact?
What traction does the manufacturer state for wet and dry conditions?
What do the stain, fade, and removal-and-replacement terms actually say?

See the colours, then read the warranty.

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