What Is A Reskin Deck?

"Reskinning" a deck—replacing only the surface boards and railings while keeping the existing frame—is a common request. However, Green Shield believes that a "Forever Deck" is only as reliable as the structure beneath it. Before choosing to resurface, it’s vital to understand how the "bones" of your deck affect your long-term investment.

The Reality of Resurfacing:

• Structural Limitations: While our team can install premier composite surfacing on an existing frame, the vast majority of older wood structures do not meet modern Green Shield engineering standards. This often requires additional blocking and structural reinforcement to support the weight of composite materials.
• Warranty Transparency: Green Shield provides "straight talk" regarding warranties. We can only warrant the products we install. If we utilize an existing frame, the Transferable Lifetime Warranty cannot cover the old structure, leaving the homeowner at risk if the original "bones" eventually fail.
• The Green Shield Standard: For homeowners seeking total peace of mind, a full Green Shield build is the premier choice. By engineering the foundation, frame, and surface together, we ensure the entire project is backed by our lifetime guarantee.

Green Shield refuses to compromise on safety. We provide the bridge between your aesthetic goals and a reliably engineered reality. Visit the Green Shield website to schedule a 20-Point Safety Inspection to see if your current structure is truly fit for a reskin.

Reskinning a composite deck. All that means is we're taking the surface of the deck off, putting new top boards on, and new railing. This may include some sort of blocking because of the way composite is installed. If we're removing wood, a lot of times there is some structure materials that also need to be put in there, but the vast majority of the structure is stays when you're talking resurfacing or reskinning a deck. So, the problem with reskinning or resurfacing a deck is Green Shield can only warrant the products that it's installing. If we're not actually changing the structure of your deck, unfortunately any warranty is not related to the structure of the deck. So, it's very important if warranty and a full Green Shield lifetime warranty is important to you that you're getting a full Green Shield composite deck.