Advantages And Disadvantages of Wood Plastic Composite Decking Material
WPC decking is an environmentally friendly wood substitute, which combines plastic，wood powder and other chemical additives. More and more people choose WPC decking to replace the original wood. WPC materials can be used to make decking, fences, pergola, pavilion wall panels. Before considering to use WPC materials, you can learn the advantages and disadvantages of WPC productsthrough this article to help you choose the most suitable materials.

Advantages:
1. Long service life: The service life of wood plastic composite decking is three to four times higher than that of ordinary wood, that is to say, it can be used for 10 to 50 years. It has a long use time, so the wood plastic composite flooring is more cost-effective.
2. Less maintenance. WPC decking is simple to clean and maintain. It only needs water with soap to clean occasionally, which reduces the cleaning and maintenance time and fee.
3. Exterior color diversity: WPC decking also has a natural texture of wood, and can also achieve personalized modeling, and has diverse product colors, and will not produce cracks, warping, deformation and also has no wood scar.
4. Environmental friendly materials. WPC decking use eco-wood, recycled plastic pallets, and is renewable, and does not contain toxic substances, and can be processed.
5. Easily installation. WPC products can be sawn, planed, bonded, fixed with nails or screw, etc. The installation is very
convenient.
Disadvantages:
1. Initial cost is high. WPC decking cost is higher than wood, but it saves later maintenance cost, so the overall cost is not too high after long-term use.
2. WPC decking is not 100% real wood. It is composited with wood fibers and plastics. Therefore, the thermal expansion and cold shrinkage of plastic should be taken into account when installing. Many projects cause the thermal expansion of the floor to arch because there is no gap between the boards.
3. Not completely maintenance-free. WPC decking still needs to regular remove leaves and other debris and wash them with soapy water.
4. Heavier than wood. Compared with wood materials, composite materials of the same size are much heavier. However, we can also provide hollow composite decking which is lighter than solid decking.