If the natural look of wood is tops on your list, use cedar for wood decking. The heartwood of the tree (the deeper colored red part, not the white sap part) is rot resistant. Cedar doesn’t ...

Weather-resistant softwood is a middle-of-the-road choice in terms of price. Standard 2X6 cedar decking boards cost between $4 and $8 psf. Pressure-treaded softwood (usually pine) is the most ...