I’m quoting a job to replace an existing exterior porch floor, in an old victorian house, with a product called Tendura. It is dimensionally the same as stock porch t & g flooring however it is a synthetic product. It comes primed and I will need to paint it after installation. I couldn’t find a product that was synthetic that didn’t have to be painted…so I guess Tendura is it………..anything I should be aware of? Any alternatives? Thanks! jocobe
Edited 9/10/2002 6:59:33 PM ET by JOCOBE
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I'm quite interested to hear about your experience. I've been looking at Tendura, as well. I found the fact that the manufacturer doesn't warranty the product for anything other than covered applications very interesting. It's the only composite decking material out there that has the aesthetics of T&G fir, but unlike all the other composite decking they won't warranty it if it's installed in an exposed location.
I had called Tendura about why it can't be installed in an area not covered by a roof. They said it was because they were concerned about expansion and contraction in areas like Arizona. They said they had to have a warranty that would apply to all states.........so they had to take the hot areas into consideration. They told me I would not have a problem, but it wouldn't be covered by a warranty. I'd be using it under a porch roof, anyway.....but I was curious!
jocobe
If your local code requires BOCA or NER reports for "non-standard" products, you'll have trouble. At last check, Tendura did not have a report.
Al
hd a shrimp tempura for dinner last nite, not bad, never heard that you can make a tempura outa lumber, though,
no turn left unstoned
I was sold on Tendura after an article in the JLC (sorry FH!)
I just used it for a new front porch for a picky customer on her old house. She wanted tight joints, but I told her the heart pine T&G on her "old" (1886) house just wasn't reasonably avaiable anymore, and the new stuff would shrink and move too much.
I used about 120 square feet; about $850.00 near Atlanta. It went down like a dream, bowed slightly toward the tongue side like I like - no fighting down a hump in the middle. I used a mallet-type nailer, and it pulled it TIGHT.
It's very heavy, about 7/8" thick, and supposedly will span 16" OC - I did 12" to be sure. It's slippery on the back . . .
On a funny note, the entire $850.00 load slid out of my old pickup at a busy intersection, and everybody stopped BUT one kid in a Honda who thought he'd drive over the edge of the pile . . .
Just some scuffing, and nothing else!
I told Mrs. Mayfield I tested all new materials that way when she saw tire marks on her new porch.
The Tendura is a nice option to t&g mahogany, however, the fake graining and color will not last heavy traffic areas for a long time, and at that piont, what do you do? Stain , sand ?