{"id":583,"date":"2017-04-03T12:28:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T11:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neotimber.com\/decking\/?post_type=avada_faq&p=583"},"modified":"2020-09-03T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T12:50:06","slug":"can-composite-deck-boards-cut-like-traditional-wood","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/neotimber.com\/decking\/faq-items\/can-composite-deck-boards-cut-like-traditional-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Can composite deck boards be cut\/sawn like traditional wood?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes – composite decking can be cut, drilled, and fastened just like traditional wood. You can make simple cross cuts in composite decking the same way you would cut any soft pine – a power circular saw will work fine. A power miter saw can provide very accurate, straight cuts, and a table saw with support extensions can make all types of cutting easier. Check out our cutting composite decking how-to video<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes – composite decking can be cut, drilled, and fastened just like traditional wood. You can make simple cross cuts in composite decking the same way you would cut any soft pine – a power circular saw will work fine. A power miter saw can provide very accurate, straight cuts, and a table saw with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[64],"class_list":["post-583","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-installation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan composite deck boards be cut\/sawn like traditional wood?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/neotimber.com\/decking\/faq-items\/can-composite-deck-boards-cut-like-traditional-wood\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can composite deck boards be cut\/sawn like traditional wood?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yes – composite decking can be cut, drilled, and fastened just like traditional wood. 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