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Decking / TimberTech / Composite
TimberTech composite decking
Composite is the sensible middle of our decking range. A wood-flour and polymer core wrapped on all four faces in a protective polymer cap, up to 85% recycled content, and a surface that holds its color for decades without a stain brush ever coming out.
It is not the fire product. That distinction belongs to Advanced PVC, and we are explicit about it further down this page rather than letting you find out at inspection.
Why composite exists
A timber deck is beautiful for about eighteen months. Then the surface greys, the grain lifts, and you are into an annual cycle of sanding, staining and sealing that most people abandon by year three. After that the deck is on a slow decline you cannot reverse without replacing boards.
Composite was built to end that cycle. The wood content gives it the density, weight and underfoot feel of timber; the polymer cap on all four faces is what stops moisture ever reaching that wood content. No sanding, no staining, no sealing — soap and water.
The trade-off is honest: composite has wood in it, so it is combustible in a way Advanced PVC is not. Where that matters, we will tell you to spend more.
Why this material
Early composite decking was uncapped, and moisture could work into the core over time. Capping on all four faces is what solved it, and it is the specification difference between a deck that still looks good in thirty years and one that does not.
Capped on all four faces
Not three. The underside and both edges are wrapped too, so the cut end at a stair nose is as protected as the visible face.
Up to 85% recycled content
Reclaimed wood fibre and recycled polymer. The strongest sustainability story in our decking range by a wide margin.
Mould Guard technology
Built into the core rather than applied to the surface, so it does not wear off with foot traffic.
30-year residential warranty
On Legacy, Reserve and Terrain. Prime+, Prime and Premier carry 25 years. Both figures are verified in the warranty document below.
Timber weight and feel
The wood content is why composite feels solid underfoot and does not sound hollow — the most common complaint about pure polymer boards.
Meaningfully cheaper than PVC
Typically a step below Advanced PVC installed, which is why it is the volume product on our yard.
We publish the real warranty terms because the numbers differ by collection and the internet is full of a blanket fifty-year figure that does not apply to composite.
Choosing a collection
TimberTech badges one composite as fire-capable: Reserve, listed as WUI Compliant on timbertech.com as of 9 August 2026. The rest of the composite range does not carry a fire designation from TimberTech.
So if your project sits inside a fire zone, Advanced PVC is usually the range to be looking at, and we will tell you that honestly even where a composite would cost less. If fire is not a factor, composite is very often the right call — and that is the whole decision.
Ask our team which collections carry a fire designation for your local code, and we will line it up before you choose a color.
Fire safety
Select TimberTech collections carry an Ignition Resistant designation, a Class A Flame Spread Rating, and WUI (Wildland-Urban Interface) Compliance — making them a smart choice for California fire zones. Ask our team which products meet your local fire code requirements.
Composite and fire zones: select Composite collections meet fire safety requirements for Wildland Urban Interface areas. Ratings vary by collection and edge profile, so ask our team which ones apply to your project.
Fire designations shown are TimberTech’s, as published on timbertech.com and checked 9 August 2026. Because a rating applies to a specific collection rather than to the brand as a whole, tell us the project address before you choose a color and we will confirm what is listed for it.
Why TimberTech
Composite is a crowded category and most of it looks similar in a brochure. Three things separate this range in practice.
First, capping on all four faces across the board, not as an upgrade tier. Second, the surface textures — hand-scraped Legacy and embossed Terrain hold up to close inspection in a way that repeating-pattern composites do not, because the grain does not visibly loop every few feet.
Third, and most usefully for us: it is one manufacturer for decking, railing and aluminum framing, under one warranty family. When something goes wrong you are making one claim, not three, and we are not refereeing an argument between suppliers.
Illustration of the four-sided cap. The continuous outer shell around the lighter core is the detail that determines how the board ages.
The range
Color names are the current range. The warranty term on each card is that collection’s actual figure — they are not all the same.
30 years residential warranty
Reclaimed wood character
Reserve Collection
Rustic cathedral grain and bold multitonal color, built to read like salvaged timber.
Antique LeatherDark RoastDriftwoodReclaimed ChestnutReserve is the composite TimberTech badges as WUI Compliant — ask our team about fire codes
30 years residential warranty
Hand-scraped, artisanal
Legacy Collection
An artisanal hand-scraped finish with cascading hues; the most characterful composite surface.
AshwoodEspressoMochaPecanTigerwoodWhitewash Cedar30 years residential warranty
Rugged, embossed
Terrain Collection
Embossed cathedral grain built for heavy foot traffic — the workhorse of the composite range.
Brown OakDark OakNatural White OakRustic ElmSilver MapleStone AshWeathered Oak25 years residential warranty
Clean straight grain
Prime+ Collection
A classic wood look with straight grain — the sensible entry point into TimberTech.
Coconut HuskSea Salt Gray
Illustration. Reserve is the composite TimberTech badges as WUI Compliant — and the cleared defensible space around this deck is doing at least as much work as the board specification.
Warranty
The blanket “50-year composite warranty” you will find quoted elsewhere is not correct for any composite collection. Here is what the current warranty actually says.
| Product | Residential | Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Composite — Legacy, Reserve, Terrain | 30 years | 10 years |
| Composite — Prime+, Prime, Premier | 25 years | 10 years |
| Composite — Classic | 25 years | 10 years |
| ReliaBoard | 30 years | 10 years |
Fade and stain cover runs to the same terms — 30 years on Legacy, Reserve and Terrain, 25 on Prime+, Prime and Premier. Both documents are below.
Where it goes
Composite is our default recommendation for most of Southern California. The exceptions are specific and worth naming.
Suburban gardens, pool decks, family use
Away from a Wildland Urban Interface line, composite is the best value in the range. It takes furniture, dogs and heavy foot traffic, and Terrain in particular was built for it.
Inside a fire zone — Advanced PVC is the better fit
If your address sits in a WUI area or a Zone 0 setback applies, Advanced PVC Vintage is the unconditional Class A option, so that is the range we would point you to.
The paperwork
All hosted on our site rather than linked out to a manufacturer portal, and re-verified against TimberTech’s current versions every three months.
Warranty
Composite decking limited warranty
30 years on Legacy, Reserve and Terrain; 25 on Prime+, Prime and Premier.
Next step
Composite and Advanced PVC feel completely different underfoot, and the photographs do not settle it. We keep samples of both at the counter. Bring your address and we will tell you straight whether the fire rules push you up a tier.
For contractors
If you install TimberTech for a living, get enrolled. Pro Rewards gets you points on what you already buy, co-op marketing support, lead generation through TimberTech’s own find-a-pro tool, and access to extended warranty tiers you cannot offer your customer otherwise.
We enroll contractors at the counter. Ask any branch and we will walk you through it — it takes about ten minutes.
Please note: fire ratings, warranty terms and technical specifications on this page are TimberTech’s own published statements about its products, provided here as a courtesy. Specifications change, so please refer to TimberTech’s documentation and website for current information, and talk to our team about what your local fire code requires for your project.
