So ripped up 5/4 front porch to replace old boards. I see the corner 6x6 post is sitting on a another 6x6, but that 6x6 is rotted, big time. Need ideas for replacing that wood. I was thinmking of getting some jack posts, attaching wood to cieling of porch roof to take pressure off the rotting wood. putting another post jack under the vertical 6x6, and 2 more jack posts under the porch flooring beams. I will then cut out rotting 6x6. put a new one in, attach joist hangers, reattach porch flooring beams, and then lower jacks. [ATTACH]66976[/ATTACH]

Five years ago, I replaced a 20 year old pressure treated deck with a composite decking material. The decking material performed miserably-fading and darkening and the manufacturer will be sending me a check for the full purchase price. I've decided I will be tearing out all of the decking and joists and going new all around. I like the aspects of composites for the looks and low maintenance, but after more research, it seems no matter who manufacturers it and how much you spend, I will likely have the same results in 5-10 years. I live in Indianapolis on a pond and the back faces the east with zero shade until late afternoon/evening. The theory I've read is that the high temps literally book the plastics and cause the fading issues and expect some fading, but in my case, it was extreme. (From cedar to nearly white). Therefore, I'm thinking I will go to a wood deck as I'm just not going to really be able to get any shade on my deck. I recognize I'll have maintenance involved and I just need to buy myself a good 10 years of maintaining and still have a nice enough deck to resell it. Would you go with treated or cedar? Any other recommendations?