CCMC 13125-R

CCMC Canadian code compliance evaluation

CCMC number: 13125-R

Status: Active

Issue date: 2003-06-24

Modified date: 2025-10-21

Evaluation holder: Trex Company, Inc.

2500 Trex Way
Winchester VA 22601
United States
Website: [Link]
Telephone: 540-542-6300

Product names: • Trex® Select® Decking

• Trex® Transcend® Decking

Compliance: NBC 2015, NBC 2020

Criteria: CCMC-TG-067314.01-15, "CCMC Technical Guide for Wood Thermoplastic Composite

Lumber Exterior Decking"
CCMC-TG-067314.01-20, "CCMC Technical Guide for Wood Thermoplastic Composite
Lumber Exterior Decking"

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Compliance opinion
It is the opinion of the Canadian Construction Materials Centre that the evaluated products, when used as both exterior
decking and as stair treads in accordance with the conditions and limitations stated in this evaluation, comply with the
following codes:

National Building Code of Canada 2015

Code provision Solution type

[Link]. Termite and Decay Protection Alternative

[Link]. Platforms Subject to Snow and Occupancy Loads Alternative

[Link]. Deflections Alternative

[Link]. Loads on Stairs and Ramps Alternative

[Link]. Subfloor Thickness or Rating Alternative

National Building Code of Canada 2020

Code provision Solution type

[Link]. Termite and Decay Protection Alternative

[Link]. Platforms Subject to Snow and Occupancy Loads Alternative

[Link]. Deflections Alternative

[Link]. Loads on Stairs and Ramps Alternative

[Link]. Subfloor Thickness or Rating Alternative

The above opinion(s) is/are based on the evaluation by the CCMC of technical evidence provided by the evaluation
holder, and is bound by the stated conditions and limitations. For the benefit of the user, a summary of the technical
information that forms the basis of this evaluation has been included.
Product information

Product names
• Trex® Select® Decking
• Trex® Transcend® Decking

Product description
The products are a wood thermoplastic composite lumber (WTCL) made primarily from equal parts of reclaimed hardwood
sawdust and reclaimed/recycled low-density polyethylene. The composite products are manufactured through a
continuous extrusion process into planks of grooved or solid cross-sections. Trex® Transcend® Decking is available in 24
mm × 140 mm and 33 mm × 140 mm cross-sections, and Trex® Select® Decking is available in 21 mm × 140 mm and 33
mm × 140 mm cross-sections. They are available in lengths of 365 cm, 487 cm and 609 cm.

The products are intended to be used as exterior decking installed over traditional structural wood framing, spaced in
accordance with the following:

Table 1. Joist and stair stringer spacing

Profile Thickness Joist spacing Stringer spacing

Trex® Select® Decking 21 mm 400 mm on centre (o.c.) 200 mm o.c.

Trex® Transcend® Decking 24 mm 400 mm o.c. 230 mm o.c.

Trex® Transcend® Decking 33 mm 600 mm o.c. 250 mm o.c.

Trex® Select® Decking 33 mm 600 mm o.c. 250 mm o.c.

Figure 1. Installation details for the products with exposed fasteners

 1. 4 mm to 8 mm minimum spacing between ends of the planks, depending on the length of the plank and temperature at installation
2. Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking
3. 5 mm spacing between sides of the planks for all installations
4. Minimum of three joists per plank
5. Maximum joist spacing of 400 mm or 600 mm o.c.
6. Joist designed to support applicable loads
7. Two 64-mm-long or 70-mm-long fasteners per plank at each intersecting joist

Figure 2. Installation details for the products with hidden fasteners

1. 4 mm to 8 mm minimum end-to-end gapping, depending on length of plank and temperature at installation

2. 5 mm minimum width-to-width gapping, for all installations
3. Minimum of three joists per plank
4. Maximum joist spacing of 400 mm or 600 mm o.c.
5. Joist designed to support applicable loads

Figure 3. Trex® Transcend® square-edge profile

1. 140 mm (5.50 in.)

2. 24 mm (0.94 in.) or 33 mm (1.30 in.)
Figure 4. Trex® Transcend® groove-edge profile

1. 140 mm (5.50 in.)

2. 24 mm (0.94 in.)

Figure 5. Trex® Select® solid-edge profile

1. 140 mm (5.50 in.)

2. 21 mm (0.81 in.) or 33 mm (1.30 in.)

Figure 6. Trex® Select® groove-edge profile

1. 140 mm (5.50 in.)

2. 21 mm (0.81 in.)

Manufacturing plants
This evaluation is limited to products produced at the following plants:

Manufacturing plants

Product names Fernley, NV, US Winchester, VA, US

Trex® Select® Decking  

Trex® Transcend® Decking  

 Indicates that the product from this manufacturing facility has been evaluated by the CCMC
Conditions and limitations
The CCMC’s compliance opinion is bound by this product being used in accordance with the conditions and limitations set
out below.

• The 21-mm- and 24-mm-thick products must be installed with supports spaced no greater than 400 mm on
centre (o.c.). The 33-mm-thick products must be installed with supports spaced no greater than 600 mm o.c.
Each plank must be supported by at least three joists.
• When used as stair treads, the products must be installed with supports spaced no greater than 200 mm for the
21-mm-thick planks, 230 mm for the 24-mm-thick planks, and 250 mm for the 33-mm-thick planks.
• The products must be fastened to the wood joists with fasteners specified by the manufacturer and conforming to
Article [Link]., Standards for Nails and Screws, of Division B of the NBC 2015 and the NBC 2020. The
fasteners must have a corrosion-resistant coating (1) or be made of stainless steel. The planks must be fastened
with at least two fasteners per joist and the fasteners must be at least 64 mm long.
• The products must not be installed below –9°C.
• The products must be gapped end to end, based on the length of the plank and the temperature at installation, in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. The end-to-end gapping must be:
◦ 8 mm for installations below 3°C;
◦ 6 mm for installation between 3°C and 15°C; and
◦ 4 mm for installations above 15°C.
• The width-to-width gapping must be 5 mm for all installations.
• The products can be used where termite protection is required in accordance with Sentence [Link].(1)(b),
Termite and Decay Protection, of Division B of the NBC 2015 and the NBC 2020.
• The products are not to be considered as an equivalent to dimensional lumber.
• The products are permitted where decay resistance is required in accordance with Sentence [Link].(3) of
Division B of the NBC 2015 and the NBC 2020.
• Slip-resistant strips must be provided in accordance with Article [Link]., Finish for Treads and Landings, of
Division B of the NBC 2015 and the NBC 2020.

Note:

1 As of January 2004, pressure-treated lumber requires specific hot-dipped galvanized fasteners for a satisfactory performance.
Technical information
This evaluation is based on demonstrated conformance with the following criteria:

Criteria number Criteria name

CCMC-TG-067314.01-15 CCMC Technical Guide for Wood Thermoplastic Composite Lumber Exterior Decking

CCMC-TG-067314.01-20 CCMC Technical Guide for Wood Thermoplastic Composite Lumber Exterior Decking

The evaluation holder has submitted technical documentation for the CCMC’s evaluation. Testing was conducted at
laboratories recognized by the CCMC. The corresponding technical evidence for this product is summarized below.

Material requirements

Table 2. Results of testing of basic physical and mechanical properties

Result
(1) (2)
Property Unit Requirement

Dimensional change - coefficient of linear expansion (thermal) - longitudinal cm/ < 2×10–5 2.7×10–5
cm/°C (3)

Dimensional change - coefficient of linear expansion (swelling) - oven-dry to vacuum % ≤ 0.5, by 80% of –0.37
pressure soak specimens

Strength and stiffness - modulus of elasticity (MOE) - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - MPa ≥ 750 2 670
Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm)

Strength and stiffness - MOE - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - Trex® Transcend® MPa ≥ 750 2 711
Decking (24 mm)

Strength and stiffness - MOE - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - Trex® Transcend® MPa ≥ 750 2 942
Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Strength and stiffness - modulus of rupture (MOR) - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - MPa ≥9 25.09
Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm)

Strength and stiffness - MOR - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - Trex® Transcend® MPa ≥9 24.53
Decking (24 mm)

Strength and stiffness - MOR - span-to-depth ratio within 18 to 21 - Trex® Transcend® MPa ≥9 26.10
Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Impact resistance - Izod impact, notched J/m > 53.4 93.1

Hardness - 11.28-mm-diameter ball kN > 1.8 9.1

(4)
Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm) % ≤ 25 for creep 43.0

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm) % ≥ 75 for recovery 78.3

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm) - No failure Pass

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking (24 mm) % ≤ 25 for creep 40.5 (4)
 Result
Property Unit Requirement (1) (2)

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking (24 mm) % ≥ 75 for recovery 79.6

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking (24 mm) - No failure Pass

(4)
Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking % ≤ 25 for creep 41.1
(33 mm)

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® % ≥ 75 for recovery 80.2
Decking (33 mm)

Creep, recovery and load duration Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® - No failure Pass
Decking (33 mm)

Strength and stiffness after aging - weathering - impact resistance % ≥ 75 of non- 93.1
weathered value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOE - Trex® Select® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 81.1
(21 mm) value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOE - Trex® Transcend® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 88.2
(24 mm) value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOE - Trex® Transcend® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 98.1
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm) value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOR - Trex® Select® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 97.7
(21 mm) value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOR - Trex® Transcend® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 90.1
(24 mm) value

Strength and stiffness after aging - accelerated aging - MOR - Trex® Transcend® Decking % ≥ 50 of non-aged 86.7
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm) value

Fastener holding capacity - nail withdrawal strength N ≥ 600 2 822

Fastener holding capacity - lateral nail strength N ≥ 720 3 301

Hidden fastener holding capacity - nail withdrawal strength N ≥ 600 956

Hidden fastener holding capacity - lateral nail strength N ≥ 720 1 486

Notes:

1 Average test results of six specimens, except for the "creep, recovery and load duration", which are from three specimens.

2 Test results were obtained to classify the product and are not intended to be used as engineering design properties.

3 Performance result allowed based on manufacturer's gapping installation instructions.

4 Performance result allowed for decking application based on test results obtained in full-scale structural testing. The product’s
creep results (deformation under constant load) will be greater than that of lumber planks.
Table 3. Results of testing of decay, termite and slip-resistance properties of the products

Property Requirement Result

Decay resistance - % loss in Mean percentage loss in weight after exposure to decay-causing fungi must be equal to or Passed
weight better than preservative-treated wood conforming to CAN/CSA-O80.1-08, “Specification of
treated wood”

Decay resistance - % loss Mean percentage loss in compressive strength after exposure to decay-causing fungi must Passed
compressive strength be equal to or better than preservative-treated wood conforming to CAN/CSA-O80.1

Termite resistance Rating must be equal to or better than preservative-treated wood conforming to CAN/CSA- Passed
O80.1

(1)
Slip resistance (longitudinal) - Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.38
wet condition - Trex®
Transcend® Decking

Slip resistance (transverse) - wet Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.44 (1)

condition - Trex® Transcend®

Decking

(1)
Slip resistance (longitudinal) - Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.43
wet condition - Trex® Select®
Decking

Slip resistance (transverse) - wet Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.51

condition - Trex® Select®
Decking

Slip resistance (longitudinal) - Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.48 (1)

dry condition - Trex®

Transcend® Decking

Slip resistance (transverse) - dry Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.55

condition - Trex® Transcend®
Decking

Slip resistance (longitudinal) - Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.63

dry condition - Trex® Select®
Decking

Slip resistance (transverse) - dry Slip coefficient ≥ 0.5 0.69

condition - Trex® Select®
Decking

Note:

1 This performance may not meet all occupant expectations. When used as stair treads, slip-resistant strips must be provided in
accordance with Article [Link]. of Division B of the NBC 2015. The manufacturer may be contacted for further information.
Performance requirements

Table 4. Results of testing of performance under both concentrated static loads and impact loads

Result
(1)
Property Unit Requirement

Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Select® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 2.72
(21 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 3.26
(24 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 4.28
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Select® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 3.92
(21 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 4.62
(24 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 6.05
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Select® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 5.79
(21 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 6.72
(24 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥ 2.45 8.56
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 5.3 (2)

Select® Decking (21 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 4.6 (2)

Transcend® Decking (24 mm)

(2)
Concentrated static load - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.8 4.8
Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 3.05
(3)
Select® Decking (21 mm)

(3)
Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 2.3
Transcend® Decking (24 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at 20°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.8 2.5
Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

(3)
Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 3.2
Select® Decking (21 mm)

Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.0 3.4 (3)

Transcend® Decking (24 mm)

 Result
Property Unit Requirement (1)

Concentrated static load - decking at –35°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - Trex® mm ≤ 2.8 2.8
Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Following impact load of 102 N·m - decking at 50°C - minimum ultimate load kN ≥ 1.78 No
break

Following impact load of 102 N·m - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - mm ≤ 2.0 9.0
Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm)

Following impact load of 102 N·m - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - mm ≤ 2.0 6.9 (2)

Trex® Transcend® Decking (24 mm)

(2)
Following impact load of 102 N·m - decking at 50°C - maximum deflection under 0.89-kN load - mm ≤ 2.8 8.9
Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Notes:

1 Test results for planks with supports at 400 mm o.c. for the 21 mm Trex® Select® Decking and the 24 mm Trex® Transcend®
Decking, and at 600 mm o.c. for the 33 mm Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking.

2 Deemed acceptable. Although this result exceeds the 2.0 mm requirement, the additional deflection is not considered significant
for material at 50°C.

3 Deemed acceptable. Although this result exceeds the 2.0 mm requirement, the additional deflection is not considered significant
based on the recovery value.

Table 5. Results of testing of durability

Result - Result - Trex® Transcend®

S-P-F Decking and Trex® Select®
Property Requirement lumber Decking

Bending Mean percentage loss in bending stiffness (MOE) after ultraviolet (UV) 58% 15.5%
stiffness exposure (1) and accelerated aging (2) must be less than or equal to spruce
lumber

Bending Mean percentage loss in bending stress (MOR) after UV exposure (1) and 68% 13.1%
strength accelerated aging (2) must be less than or equal to spruce lumber

Notes:

1 4 000 hours of xenon-arc exposure following Cycle 1 of ASTM D2565-99, "Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Outdoor
Applications."

2 Five cycles of accelerated aging (wetting, freezing, thawing and drying).

Table 6. Results of testing of performance under concentrated static load - stair tread

Result
(1)
Property Unit Requirement

(2)
Concentrated static load - stair tread - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Select® Decking (21 mm) kN ≥5 7.0

(2)
Concentrated static load - stair tread - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking (24 mm) kN ≥5 6.0

Concentrated static load - stair tread - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking and kN ≥5 (2) 10.1
Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

(3)
Concentrated static load - stair tread nosing - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Select® Decking kN ≥5 6.7
(21 mm)

Concentrated static load - stair tread nosing - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥5 (3) 6.7
(24 mm)

(3)
Concentrated static load - stair tread nosing - minimum ultimate load - Trex® Transcend® Decking kN ≥5 6.7
and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Concentrated static load - stair tread - maximum deflection under 1 kN - Trex® Select® Decking mm ≤ 0.75 2.42
(21 mm) (4)

Concentrated static load - stair tread - maximum deflection under 1 kN - Trex® Transcend® Decking mm ≤ 0.75 3.13
(5)
(24 mm)

Concentrated static load - stair tread - maximum deflection under 1 kN - Trex® Transcend® Decking mm ≤ 0.75 2.6 (6)

and Trex® Select® Decking (33 mm)

Notes:

1 Test results are for stair stringers spaced at 230 mm o.c. for the 21 mm Trex® Select® Decking and the 24 mm Trex®
Transcend® Decking, and at 300 mm o.c. for the 33 mm Trex® Transcend® Decking and Trex® Select® Decking, at a test
condition of 50°C and 80% relative humidity (RH). Three specimens were tested for each test.

2 Applied through a 75-mm-diam disk positioned at the centreline of the plank and midway between stringers.

3 Applied through a 38-mm-diam disk positioned along the outside edge of the nosing at the stringer location.

4 Deemed acceptable as the deflection is still low at 50°C. Stringer spacing must be at 200 mm o.c.

5 Deemed acceptable as the deflection is still low at 50°C. Stringer spacing must be at 230 mm o.c.

6 Deemed acceptable as the deflection is still low at 50°C. Stringer spacing must be at 250 mm o.c.

Additional performance data

Data in this section does not form part of the CCMC’s opinion.
Table 7. Results of testing of additional performance data - flame-spread rating

Property Unit Reference value Result

Flame-spread rating - ≤ 200 90

Smoke development - Report value 415

Table 8. Results of testing of additional performance data - hidden fastening system after aging

Result
Property Unit Requirement (1)

Fastener holding capacity after aging at 50°C - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 77.6
(2)
strength - Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at 50°C - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 69.6
(2)
strength - Trex® Select® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at 50°C - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail % Report value 86.3
strength - Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at 50°C - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail % Report value 76.7
strength - Trex® Select® Decking (2)

Fastener holding capacity after aging at –35°C - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 110.0
strength - Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at –35°C - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 89.0
strength - Trex® Select® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at –35°C - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail % Report value 152.5
strength - Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after aging at –35°C - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail % Report value 140.5
strength - Trex® Select® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after UV aging - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 90.8
strength - Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after UV aging - hidden fastening system - retained nail withdrawal % Report value 79.5
(2)
strength - Trex® Select® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after UV aging - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail strength - % Report value 113.5
Trex® Transcend® Decking

Fastener holding capacity after UV aging - hidden fastening system - retained lateral nail strength - % Report value 99.4
Trex® Select® Decking

Notes:

1 Results are expressed as the percentage of the corresponding property of the unaged specimen.
 2 These results may not meet all designers' expectations

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acceptable solutions [...] Nevertheless, Clause [Link].(1)(b) makes it clear that an effort must be made to
demonstrate that an alternative solution will perform as well as a design that would satisfy the applicable
acceptable solutions in Division B—not “well enough” but “as well as.”

— National Building Code of Canada, Sentence A-[Link].(1)(b)

The CCMC has determined that compliance with this provision of the Code has been demonstrated as an
Alternative Solution. The evaluation report provides a summary of the basis of CCMC's compliance opinion.

CCMC's code compliance opinions

All CCMC evaluation reports are opinions of code compliance established in accordance with the National Building
Code of Canada, Subsection 1.2.1. "Compliance with this Code," which requires compliance to be achieved by:

• complying with the applicable acceptable solutions in Division B, or

• using an alternative solution that will achieve at least the minimum level of performance required by
Division B in the areas defined by the objective and functional statements attributed to the applicable
acceptable solutions.

The CCMC assesses compliance with Canadian building, energy and safety codes, and is trusted by over 6,000
regulators across Canada.