Discover how to finish the ends of composite decking for a polished look. Find several options of dressing up the exposed ends.

Alternatively, you can make your own decking end caps from scraps of the same decking material used for the treads. Begin by ripping 3/16-in. to 1/4-in. strips off the factory edges of solid-edge (nongrooved) decking. Cut them to the width of the deck boards, and then nail them to the ends of the decking treads with stainless brads.