What wood would you use for a new deck?

Now that pressure treated lumber is no longer in production, what would you use for a long lasting wooden deck?

a hardwood, such as oak (eiche i believe). you'll need to maintain it regularily but whatever you do, do NOT go for a cheap softwood alternative, ie pine, spruce, etc. think trees that lose their leaves are hardwood and conifers are softwood.

teak would be lovely, but very expensive and please don't plunder the rainforest!!

teak?

teak - very beautiful dark wood from the tropics which is often used for furniture. unfortunately, it's so beautiful that they cut down countless hectares of virgin rainforest for just a few teak trees. costs an effing packet too generally!

ermm i would guess the desk is gonna be indoors so weather is not an issue folks, just choose whatever suits the decor you have planned

ok not teak then, place i worked at had really nice toffee brown hardwood outdoor furniture, was told it was teak, but obviously not... was definitely not tropics super wood...

@ bluedave. i've just checked and it says 'deck' not 'desk'. i thought the same at first too, but then thought, what does the dude want with a pressure treated desk?!!!

A teak deck/porch?
It is to be an outdoor deck that is uncovered, so duration is an issue. Money is also an issue. Has any one worked with douglas fir that has been oiled for outdoor use? You see it at all the baumarkts sold as decking?

Definitely redwood...but it might be a bit expensive over there.

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I would look at alternatives to wood because the weather and the wood you get here suck. If you do go with wood, it has to be aged hardwood and you have to treat it regularly with an oil based sealant and a chemical fungicide (twice a year). You might consider checking out old house demolitions. Often you can buy the old wood therein at a reasonable price. A friend of mine did this for a solid wood flooring. Took a bit of work to clean it up, but the price was 1/10th of a store bought one.