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Composite Deck Installation

In the middle of a Berkshire forest Jim Precht from Advanced Environmental Recycling Technology (AERT) shows off a recycled deck material that uses no �first use� materials. The modular mountain retreat�s exterior deck is made of 50 percent recycled wood and 50 percent recycled plastic. The plastic, a mix of low and high-density material originated from foam plates (low) and grocery bags (high). The wood used is from waste products in the perfume, trucking and building industries. Called ChoiceDek and manufactured by Weyerhaeuser, it is guaranteed for ten years and is not affected by termites. It will grey out to look like wood in a few weeks or can be stained. It is almost impervious to moisture so it does not need to be stained or sealed, however if it is stained it will require regular maintenance like traditional wood decks. Bob is introduced to a tool common in the decking industry, a 30-inch powered screw gun that allows fasteners to be sunk without bending over.
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Composite Deck Installation

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" Jim what does AE RT stand for advanced environmental recycling technology recycling technology and we're certainly dealing with. Opt -- kind of a recycled technology in terms of the decking product that we're using right that's correct it's made out of 50% recycled wood fiber and 50% recycled plastic now -- plastic come the plastic is high and low density plastic to low density plastic comes from China paper plates a little -- plastic on that. In the inside of milk cartons. That encapsulates each one of our pieces of wood fiber and keeps the moisture from going into it. The high density plastic is stretch film and grocery bags and that gives it the strength the combination of both of those in the wood fiber -- make up product which is impervious to water terminates decay and rot. Steve what about the wood component. Via who would go from here cherished in my factors also try to flooring. It's a red oak. Trailer flooring you mean like from pick up -- from big trucks big trucks and also the cedar which is in this product. This particular product here yet come from the waste fiber that comes out of the ash juniper. Ash juniper is used for what for oils and things they extract the all for -- soap and fragrance. Our fresh all of the perfume industry review so their waste is put to have. Put to good use in here to have great. You guys are full of new technology charming about this drill driver or this sort of it's a quick drive. It's got trim head stainless steel screws yeah. And so these are. What two and a half therapeutic had ordered him and they have a square head not a -- But let's see how this works this is an age album is -- this. See them underneath just that the right distance in the -- neat little bit expands upon. I don't know clothes that don't. If you need to but the main thing is -- to walk -- you do songs and put them all in place without having to worry about. --"

" Works fine."

" Editor makes it consistent with that come winds. Now there are there CBC news or sixteen penny nails yes. To -- trying to. Yes. So argue it will have a video going why don't we start. I think a lot of people -- probably curious about. The look of this product to finish. Is going to change at all with with time and the weather -- four to six weeks it's gonna change to depending on this amount percent of its to a silver gray. Once it changes people can go ahead and stain it if they want if they want that they're the maintenance mode. That we tell people letting go ahead and turn to the silver grey that matches cedar and all the other advise you don't stand it you're not in the -- not remain now you have a good point you have to keep it clean this just like anything else."

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