MexyTech vs Deckorators
MexyTech vs Deckorators: Composite Decking Compared
Deckorators is a premium American composite brand, and a genuinely good one. MexyTech is the capped composite Allmat imports directly and supplies across South Australia. This is an honest look at how the two compare, from the surface finish and how they are made, to slip, warranty and value, so you can pick the right board for your deck.
The quick version
Deckorators is a mineral-based composite (its Surestone technology): the board core is polypropylene and mineral rather than wood fibre, which makes it around 35% lighter, gives it near-zero water absorption and almost no thermal movement. It is a premium US brand with a long warranty and a very high slip rating. In Australia it is sold through a dealer network.
MexyTech (the Suprotect range) is a co-extruded, capped wood-plastic composite that leads on the realistic woodgrain look, comes as a matched decking and wall-cladding system in six coordinated colours, is formaldehyde-free and 95% recycled, and is independently slip-tested by Intertek. Because Allmat imports it directly it comes in at keen value with local South Australian stock.
So the two boards are built on genuinely different technology. From there the choice comes down to look, water performance, workability and value, and one important practical point: MexyTech is in stock locally, while Deckorators has to be sourced through its dealer network.
The look: woodgrain vs a brushed finish
This is where MexyTech leads. Deckorators uses a fine, wire-brushed, micro-embossed surface, a low-relief texture that its own materials describe as "micro-embossing" and a "wire-brushed, low-gloss finish". It is engineered chiefly for slip resistance and low heat, and it looks the part, but it reads as a flatter, more uniform surface.
MexyTech uses a deeper, more defined woodgrain emboss. Up close, as in the photo, you get the ridging and variation of real sawn timber, which is exactly what most people want from a board that is trying to look like wood. If the natural timber look is what sells the deck for you, MexyTech has the edge.
Where each one leads
Deckorators makes its case on: mineral-based construction with near-zero water absorption and almost no thermal expansion, around 35% lighter boards, a very high P5 slip rating tested to AS 4586, and strong performance in coastal, wet and even fully submerged settings. It is an established premium brand with a long warranty. The trade-offs are a premium price, a flatter brushed look, and a mineral core that is documented as harder to cut and rout on site.
MexyTech makes its case on: a deeper, more realistic woodgrain, a matched decking and wall-cladding system in six coordinated colours, a formaldehyde-free board that is 95% recycled and FSC-backed, independent Intertek testing (R10 slip to DIN 51130, formaldehyde below 0.02), easy workability that cuts like normal composite, and keener value with local South Australian stock through Allmat.
Both are quality boards. If your top priority is maximum engineered stability and water performance for a dock or coastal deck, and you can source it, Deckorators is a serious option. For most decks, where a realistic timber look, easy installation, value and local supply matter most, MexyTech is our pick.
Where Allmat fits in
Allmat supplies MexyTech Suprotect composite decking and matched wall cladding across Adelaide and South Australia, and Australia-wide. For the wider field including Trex, ModWood, Eva-Last and more, see our composite decking comparison guide. Tell us about your deck and we will recommend and quote the right board, ready for collection or delivery.
MexyTech vs Deckorators FAQs
No. Allmat supplies MexyTech composite decking and wall cladding, so this is an honest outside comparison rather than a sales pitch for a brand we stock. Deckorators is a US brand sold here through a dealer network, and we have not found a South Australian stockist. If you want composite decking in Adelaide, in stock and delivered, we supply MexyTech and can quote it today.
Deckorators uses a fine, wire-brushed, micro-embossed surface, described in its own materials as "micro-embossing" and a "wire-brushed, low-gloss finish", a low-relief texture engineered mainly for slip resistance and low heat. MexyTech uses a deeper, more defined woodgrain emboss, so it reads as more natural, realistic timber underfoot. If a genuine timber look is your priority, that is where MexyTech leads.
It is different, not simply better. Deckorators’ mineral-based board (its Surestone technology) has near-zero water absorption, is around 35% lighter and barely expands or contracts with heat, which is genuinely excellent for docks, coastal and fully submerged uses. The trade-offs are a premium price, a flatter brushed look, and a mineral core that is harder to cut and rout on site. MexyTech’s capped wood-plastic composite gives a more realistic woodgrain, cuts like normal composite, and comes in at keener value with local stock.
From Allmat. We supply MexyTech Suprotect composite decking and matched wall cladding across Adelaide and South Australia, and Australia-wide. Send us your deck size and preferred colour and we will quote it, ready for collection or delivery.
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Allmat supplies MexyTech composite decking and matched wall cladding. Send us your deck size and a colour and we will quote the right board.