TimberTech Legacy color showcase

Same parent company — The AZEK Company owns both brands. TimberTech is the umbrella decking brand with three tiers: Vintage (entry composite), Legacy (mid premium), and Reserve (top). AZEK is the marketing name for the PVC-core (no wood fiber) lines under TimberTech, which Legacy + Reserve fall into. So 'TimberTech Legacy' and 'AZEK Legacy' refer to the same product — different shelf labels at different retailers.

It's PVC (polyvinyl chloride) capped — NOT composite. Pure PVC core means: no wood fiber to absorb water, lightest of any deck material, stays coolest in sun among the major brands, premium price. Composite (Trex, Fiberon Concordia) uses recycled wood fiber bound with polymer — heavier, warmer in sun, slightly cheaper. Legacy / Reserve = PVC; Trex / Fiberon Concordia = composite. Both are 'no-maintenance synthetic decking' but different engineering.

Roughly comparable in market position — both flagship premium lines at $4.20-6.00/lf. Differences: Legacy is PVC (cooler underfoot in sun, lighter weight), Transcend is composite (heavier, slightly more 'wood-like' texture). Color palettes differ slightly — Legacy leans toward darker / variegated grain patterns, Transcend offers more grey + neutral options. Warranty: Legacy 50-year limited residential, Transcend 25-year limited residential. Many homeowners pick based on which color speaks to them rather than spec differences.

Very minimal. PVC's molecular structure is more UV-stable than wood-fiber composite. TimberTech publishes <5 ΔE color shift over the full warranty period — visually negligible. Most owners can't tell year-1 boards from year-10 boards. This is the main reason Legacy/Reserve carries a 50-year fade warranty vs 25-year for composite competitors.

PVC has lower thermal mass and lower thermal conductivity than wood-fiber composite. Result: PVC absorbs less heat per unit of sun exposure AND transfers that heat to skin slower. Surface temperature delta in 95°F full sun: PVC reads ~125-135°F, composite reads ~140-150°F, dark composite ~150-160°F. The 10-20°F difference is the difference between &quot;tolerable for a few seconds&quot; and &quot;genuinely uncomfortable&quot; on bare feet.

Yes — TimberTech CONCEALoc hidden fasteners are designed specifically for Legacy + Reserve grooved-edge boards. Compatible with all TimberTech composite + PVC lines. Mixing CONCEALoc with non-TimberTech boards is not approved and voids warranty. Approved nail/screw substitutes: TimberTech ProDrive screws for face-fastening on the perimeter row where hidden clips don't reach.

Reserve (the top tier) has a transferable 50-year warranty + 50-year fade/stain warranty + lifetime structural. Legacy has 50-year limited residential transferable + 30-year fade/stain. For most homeowners the practical difference is negligible — both will outlast typical home ownership. Reserve makes sense for forever-home builds; Legacy is the value pick for the same look at ~15-25% lower cost per linear foot.