Deck Builders Champaign

A new composite deck is a fantastic way to transform your backyard and outdoor living area. Composite deck last’s last between 25 and 50 years and requires very little maintenance outside of annual cleaning. No more deck painting or staining is needed.

Step #1: The Estimating and Bidding process

Call us today for a free estimate! First, we need to decide if we are going to perform a deck repair and resurface your existing deck, rebuild it, or design a new deck from scratch. Once we decide which direction to go, we will take all the necessary measurements We will provide you with different levels of Trex decking, railings, and other custom deck additions to help fit within your budget. To find the perfect backyard deck idea in Champaign, Illinois, we need to first understand your vision for your deck design, budget, and desired time frame. We will do a free, in-person design session to show you the Trex products and help give you all the best deck ideas we can. We will leave a Trex sample book with you to help pick your deck colors.  You will notice we are a lot different than other deck companies.

Trex Decking Products – Champaign

Platinum Decking is also a custom deck installer, using Trex’s products. Trex offers four different product lines for deck building in Carmel, Indiana: Transcend, Select, Enhance Naturals and Enhance Basics. These Central Illinois decks are all made out of the same composite materials, developed through years of experience.

Trex Transcend is the top-rated composite decking material offered on the market today in the Indianapolis area. Not only is it the most scratch-resistant, but the deep wood grain and its luxury colors blow every other composite decking brand and line out of the water. It will turn homeowners’ high-maintenance wood decks into low-maintenance quality works of art with lasting beauty in Indy. When investing in a 25+ year deck, Transcend is considered the Rolls-Royce of home improvement. Transcend is offered in 10 different colors and is stain-resistant, fade-resistant, scratch-resistant, and mold-resistant. Simply put, it is the best deck product in the composite decking market.

Trex Select is a very traditional option offered by Trex. It is stain resistant and comes in 5 different colors. It still has a 25-year warranty like all Trex decking but is not the best option to use when building a pool deck and is the most susceptible to scratching and fading, even in Champaign, Urbana, St. Joseph, Mahomet, Rantol, Seymour, and Savoy, Illinois.

Trex Enhance Naturals is a more affordable option that still features high-quality workmanship, and multi-colored boards to help hide any stains or scratches the boards may endure over time. It is a great option for almost any outdoor living space.

Trex Enhance Basics has the low maintenance benefits of composite decking at a comparable cost to wood. It comes in 3 different colors, is stain resistant, fade resistant, and mold resistant. It is a popular option amongst many craftsmen and local deck contractors.

Composite vs. Wood Decks

Builders at Platinum Decking are also deck builders who do not only build new decks – we can also resurface and transform your existing deck into a beautiful new outdoor living area in no time. This transformation will not only make your old deck look new, but it will also reduce your annual maintenance cost in deck staining and deck repairs (saving money over the long run, and increasing customer satisfaction!). Call us today for a free estimate!

Unlike wood decks that require annual or bi-annual deck staining and periodic deck repair, Trex’s low-maintenance composite deck needs only a simple power wash/clean to maintain its absolute beauty! Composite decks are very low maintenance.  However, a Trex deck only requires an annual hose down and cleaning. Traditional wood decks will begin to fade and stain in the first few years. A Trex deck has a 25-year fade and stain warranty. Unlike composite decks, wood decks are susceptible to various insect and wildlife damage. This can lead to structural damage and safety hazards. Composite decks will never rot or splinter. This creates a safe place to walk or play on, thanks to Trex’s deck design.

Repetition and Experience are Key

When you do the same thing 5 times, you’re naturally going to be better at it the 5th than the 1st. The same goes for the 50th time compared to the 5th. Point is, the more Trex decks by design someone builds, the higher the quality, craftsmanship, know-how, and efficiency going into the project will be. We do not use subcontractors, as all of our work is produced in-house by the best deck builders in Fishers. When construction companies provide a lot of varying services, it’s tough for the typical craftsman to become expert-level in one specific trade, such as decking building, and typically will not build a high quality deck. That being said, Platinum Decking specializes in decking installation and deck building in Champaign, and will naturally provide a more polished experience for you, as well as expert-quality workmanship.

Is Trex Decking recycled?

For every 500-square feet, Trex composite deck built, 140,000 plastic bags are used and saved from going into our local landfill. Surfacing your deck with Trex composite decking materials is one of the most eco-friendly options for your home improvement renovations. Trex is one of the largest plastic recyclers in America, saving more than 500 million pounds of plastic and wood from landfills annually. Their composite boards for outdoor structures are 95% recycled plastic and wood, with the remaining 5% being necessary binding agents.  This ingenuity provides a unique and innovative way to take part in sustainable manufacturing. These products are a lot better for the planet than a traditional wood deck.

For example, The average 16-foot Trex board contains recycled material from approximately 2,250 plastic bags. As noted on their website, Trex runs through a few examples of how much of an impact just one composite deck can make on waste management and the environment. For more information visit this page on the TREX website: https://www.trex.com/why-trex/eco-friendly-decking/