Hi Connie!

I am thinking about using the Gossen Passport decking this spring. Did you decide to use the Gossen decking with the hidden fasteners? If you did, please send me an email and let me know how it is working out for you.

Thanks!

CM
Seattle

Hey guys,

We installed Gossen`s Passport Decking two years ago, and now wished we hadn`t!
Our contractor (nice guy with years of decking experience) followed the instruction manual provided by the store where purchased. The deck looked great for about a month or so. After that time we noticed the deck scratched pretty easily and also large gaps appeared where the boards met each other. After two years these gaps have shrunk to almost half an inch (where once they were tight)! Also the boards have curled up at the ends, a trip hazard and very unsightly.
Even though after doing research on the composite options out there we thought Passport Decking to be the best option. In our case it is now highly scratched, has large gaps where the boards have immensely shrunk, boards have seriously curled up, and the boards are very slippy when wet.
I dont blame the contractor, I believe the product does not properly serve its purpose over a period of time.
After seeing friends decks and doing even further research I would suggest Trex as a safer long term option.

T.B
San Clemente C.A

So sorry to hear the problems you have had. We used the Gossen Passport Decking on a wrap around deck in RI where the temps can go from below freezing to 100 degrees. We are also near the ocean. We had the deck built during the fall of 2010 and have not had a single problem. We had a contractor with lots of experience in deck building but this was the first time he used this particular product. We do use a plastic snow shovel and only a coir mat with no rubber backing, to protect the plastic decking. We do not have any gaps, no shrinking and no scratching. I can not explain the problems you encountered. We love this product and have recommended it to our neighbors.

I’ve had this decking for about eight years now probably the worst decision I ever made super super slippery when it’s cold or wet. Two people have fallen when I said surgery in the winter I close it off people are not allowed on my beautiful looking deck. I had an experience contractor install the product it expands and contracts cracks fades and scratches. I have bought many outdoor carpets that will not dry when it rains when it’s hot you get shocked going in and out of the house. I do not recommend. A representative from the company came out twice and gave me a few quarts of oil to seal the risers on the steps because they faded badly which I refuse to put on a product that has a lifetime guarantee no support. I am happy to show anybody my deck.