page_title: Plastic lumber
hierarchical_section_title: Plastic lumber
caption_attribution_description: Window boxes. They're made out of Koma pvc lumber with stainless steel screws so they should last a long time. They're based on a design we saw in a Walpole Woodworkers' catalog.
context_page_description: Plastic lumber is a plastic form of lumber made of virgin or recycled plastic. It is made of 100% plastic, compared with wood-plastic composite lumber.
  Widely employed in outdoor decking, it is also used for molding and trim and garden furniture such as park benches.
  Resistant to cracking and splitting when appropriately installed, plastic lumber can be molded with or without simulated wood grain details. Even with a wood grain design, PL is still easy to distinguish visually from natural timber: the grains are the same uniform color as the rest of the material.
  Manufacturers claim plastic lumber is more environmentally-friendly and requires less maintenance than wood/plastic composites or rot-resistant wood. Unlike wood-plastic composite lumber, plastic lumber is 100% recyclable after its original intended use.
context_section_description: Plastic lumber (PL) is a plastic form of lumber (timber) made of virgin or recycled plastic (in which case it can be called RPL).  It is made of 100% plastic, compared with wood-plastic composite lumber.
  Widely employed in outdoor decking, it is also used for molding and trim and garden furniture such as park benches.
  Resistant to cracking and splitting when appropriately installed, plastic lumber can be molded with or without simulated wood grain details. Even with a wood grain design, PL is still easy to distinguish visually from natural timber: the grains are the same uniform color as the rest of the material.
  Manufacturers claim plastic lumber is more environmentally-friendly and requires less maintenance than wood/plastic composites or rot-resistant wood.  Unlike wood-plastic composite lumber, plastic lumber is 100% recyclable after its original intended use.
caption: PVC window boxes will not decay
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