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Originally Posted by hamsterpower
This is true. I was on a pool-side plastic deck last weekend and we had to stand on towels. It was to hot and too slippery to stand comfortably. But it looked fantastic.
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We had some sun for a while yesterday. I used my IR scanner to look at
the difference between the old cedar and the PVC.
There wasn't any difference. Both showed 120f to 130f.
However, I think the thermal transfer rate for naked feet will be less with the cedar.
So, wood will feel cooler, because heat transferring to skin will be slower.
It's thermal mass is also less. Not very dense wood. (It weights much less).
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7/14/2013 The Hot Spell:
Yesterday, was really hot. From today forward, this week is going to be a loss.
Real-feel in the high 90s and 100s until Thursday. Early this morning was bad.
Working on the main deck is possible, if we only stay out for a few minutes and then come in and cool off.
We did get some repair work done on the sub-deck and sawed out and removed the outside
edges of the deck.
Because the Duck-Bill can't put up the end planks, due to the over-hanging rail..
Added some new pics.
Deck Slideshow by Xringer | Photobucket
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Edit 7/26/2013:
It's been raining a lot lately and we've been out on the new PVC decking with and without shoes.
It's
not slippery at all.
There is a lot of traction in that fake wood grain design. It's almost uncomfortable to my tender bare feet.
I remember back when the cedar decking was new. It was very slippery when wet.