DISADVANTAGE OF COMPOSITE RAILING

Composite railing is considered as the best for the combination of ease in life and decorative railing. However there are few cons of composite railing, which we are going to discuss in this article.The first and the foremost concern of the buyer when he goes to the market, is the price of the thing he wants to purchase. As for as, the price of composite railings is concerned, it is 50 to 100 percent more than the price of standard treated lumber. People like to give the look of cedar to these railings. So the impression of our railing does not show its high expense which is greater than the expense of cedar. That ranged in between the composite and lumber railing.Though all the manufacturer offer a different product because of different combination, the prices also differ from one another in case of composite railing so one cannot easily estimate about the rate of the composite railing. According to the report after an investigation, it is pointed out that the railing is the most important part as it increases than value of your real estate.

Further if you can get standard wood railing then be assured that it can get resistance against rotting to the extent as much composite railing will offer.As we know that in case of composite railing it depends on the industry standard how much quality they are producing or the thing we are buying either is durable or not.For the maintenance of the composite railing it is colored permanently. Permanent color means that the shade or tint has no option to be changed. In case of lumber railing if someone feels that his choice of color was not good or it is not matching with the house so he has the option of changing the color of the railing while composite railing cannot provide you this option.Only the way by which you may alter the appearance of your railing is by the cleaning of the surface.

Else it is pointed out that a mild application of cleansers removes all the stains that may appear by the effect of weather. So the original color of the railing is reappeared.However, fading in color may appear in case of dark colors which cannot be repaired. Similarly other damages like scratches and deep gouges may be there and to repair them is a difficult task.If we are using a composite railing of wood and plats then we must be aware that the wood may be attacked by the fungus though not with such speed as we see in the solid wood. Similarly as vinyl is also the part of your railing and you know that it is vulnerable to the ultraviolet radiation.Time and temperature dependent behavior is shown by these railings as they have a low strength as compared to the solid wood railing. This stiffness further reduces when it absorbs some moisture. Some variety of composite railing show sensitive behavior by a variety of agents.