5 Best Composite Decking Products in the UK in 2023

So you’re exploring composite decking options available on the market.  As you may have discovered, there are lots of options to choose from, and it’s important to get this decision right.  Composite decking is certainly a product where ‘cheapest DOES NOT equal best’

In this Article, we’ll go through our top picks for composite decking in 2023

Best Composite Decking Products

• Ovaeda Luxxe™ Woodgrain Composite Decking
• Trex Transcend Composite Decking
• Millboard Enhance Grain Decking
• Timbertech EasyClean Reserve Decking
• Envirobuild Frontier Composite Decking

Ovaeda Luxxe™ Woodgrain Composite Decking

The Luxxe Woodgain Composite Decking board offers exceptional value for money when compared to other pricier options on the list.  Manufactured from a higher quality grade of composite than most other decking products on the market, with a higher density resulting in outstanding resistance to any bowing or warping.

Ovaeda also offers free UK wide delivery on orders over £50, which is over against high delivery charges from most decking suppliers.

Ovaeda Luxxe Composite Decking costs £68.30/sqm inc. VAT

View the full Ovaeda Luxxe™ Composite Decking range here  https://ovaeda.com/collections/composite-decking-boards/luxxe%E2%84%A2-woodgrain-composite-decking

Key Features

• Fully Encapsulated Composite Decking Board
• 25 Year Warranty
• 6 colours available
• Available in 3.6m lengths
• Large range of accessories & finishing products

Trex Transcend Composite Decking

Based in the Winchester, Virginia in the USA, Trex is the largest manufacturer of composite decking in the world.  Given how well known their brand is, you may well have heard of them already.

This is a very high quality and reputable product, but you have to be aware that it is only capped on the top side which can result in the ends of the boards pulling up, and the product being more susceptible to dimensional movement.

The capping on the top of Trex Transcend Decking is exceptionally durable and resistant to marking.

Trex Transcend Composite Decking costs from £106/sqm inc. VAT

Key Features

• Partially Encapsulated Composite Decking Board, just capped on the top
• 25 Year Warranty
• 8 colours available
• Various different lengths available

Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking

Millboard Composite Decking is a unique hand moulded decking option, which has an incredibly realistic Woodgrain finish.  Due to its higher production costs, it is one of the most expensive composite decking products on the market.

Millboard costs from £140/sqm inc. VAT

Key Features

• Elastane coated, Wood-free Composite Decking Board
• 25 Year Warranty
• 8 colours available
• Available in 3.6m lengths

Timbertech EasyClean Reserve Decking

Timbertech Composite Decking is a high quality fully encapsulated decking product manufactured in USA.  Limited colour range of just 3 colours restricts the amount of choice you get with this product, but worth considering as a high quality option.

Timbertech EasyClean Reserve Composite Decking costs from £115/sqm

Key Features

• Fully Encapsulated Solid Composite Decking Board
• 30 Year Warranty
• 3 colours available
• Available in 3.6m lengths

Envirobuild Frontier Composite Decking

Envirobuild are a quality supplier of decking and accessory products, and the Frontier product is their top of the range offering.

Envirobuild Frontier Composite Decking costs from £90/sqm inc. VAT

Key Features

• Fully Encapsulated Solid Composite Decking Board
• 25 Year Warranty
• 4 colours available
• Available in 4m lengths

How to choose the best Composite Decking for you

Now that you’ve explored our top picks for composite decking products in 2023, how do you go about narrowing this down and making your choice?  Here are the main points to think about when comparing the Composite Decking products against each other

Composite Decking Price

Think about the size of the decking area you would like to build, and then start compiling a budget.  Remember that as well as the decking boards, you need to allow for a good quality substructure, and any ground preparation work required.  If you take the costs per sqm estimates provided earlier in this article and multiply by the size of your proposed deck area, you will get a good steer on what it will cost, which will help if your decision is going to be largely budget-based.

Decking Board Stability

This is a very important one, and often overlooked.  Fully capped composite decking boards are the most stable, which means there is less dimensional movement.  Decking boards capped just on the top side, for example Trex Transcend, will normally require a heavier duty subframe in order to prevent the board from bowing.

Decking Durability

Durability is always important, you want your new composite decking area to stand the test of time and be as good as new after several years of enjoyment.  All of the Composite Decking products in this article score highly in the area of durability, so there is less differentiation in this area.

Realistic Appearance of Decking

The aesthetic appearances of these Composite Decking options vary quite a bit, so you have a very good range to consider.  We advise ordering samples to have a look at, but for the purpose of this exercise we’ve rated each composite decking product based on how realistically it mimics natural wood.

Getting started with your Composite Decking Project

Whilst choosing your composite decking remains a big decision, we hope that this article has helped to understand the key considerations when making this decision, and the best Composite Decking Products to consider for your project.  We would recommend exploring all of these options further, and we would certainly love to help further by providing your Free Composite Decking Sample Pack, which you can order here https://ovaeda.com/collections/samples or over the phone

Please do get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your project further, we look forward to hearing from you!  https://ovaeda.com/pages/contact