Time to replace my rear deck. 24 years of winters have taken their toll.

[RalphVa]

I got lost. Did you finish it? What kind of wood or other material?

We had to replace all the boards in our deck about 8 years ago and boards on top the deck rails. Everything else seemed okay. Had Torx screws in old deck boards and were what we used for new but have had to replace most of them now with stainless steel. The new type of treated wood does a job on any coated screws.

One big mistake we made was to put a stain on the new stuff. Should have just left bare. Have had to replace a half dozen or so boards since then, including those boards around the top of the rails. They're bare.

My 2 cents' worth of experience.

Our handy man installed the new deck boards. He put roofing rubber material between the joists to form a sloping drain to a gutter places along one side. This gutter then drains into a 330 gallon rain tank underneath the deck. It collects the rain water and also keeps from having too much water go through the deck boards and onto the plain clay underneath like the "crawl" space beneath the deck. Works great.

Ralph

 

[grsthegreat]

Been raining constantly since i demoed it. Framing timber is stored in shop still. Aluminum decking and the handrail system is stored in carriage barn. Some day ill be able to start,,, if it ever stops raining. Purchased the handrail today...man is that stuff expensive.

 

[grsthegreat]

Yesterday i installed framing.......

 

[grsthegreat]

Todays progress.


I have to install handrail this weekend

 

[dstig1]

Why so narrow? It looks like it is only 4-6'wide at most. That decking looks really nice. I am with you on zero maintenance decking. I built my covered decks to be tiled with porcelain to ensure never having to stain a deck again...

 

[grsthegreat]

6 ft wide is all i wanted. The roof overhang is 6.5 ft.

We only sit out there on lounge chairs and relax. I have a 25’ x 18’ covered patio out back for larger gatherings

 

[two_bit_score]

6 ft wide is all i wanted. The roof overhang is 6.5 ft.

We only sit out there on lounge chairs and relax. I have a 25’ x 18’ covered patio out back for larger gatherings

Very nice looking deck. In N. Idaho I guess it won’t get hot often enough that radiant heat would be a problem and it’s covered enough.

I wound up with some leftover Ipe from a project and whenever I need to replace a deck that will be my choice.

Enjoy your deck it looks great! Should last forever too!

 

[grsthegreat]

Funny thing, even in direct heat the deck remains relatively cool. Like boat docks. Yet in winter, the snow melts off fairly fast, and no ice issues. My old wood step and decks iced up alot.

 

[hunt4570]

Took all day to demo the stupid thing. Tried unscrewing it.....no way.

out came the chainsawView attachment 655986View attachment 655988

Awww... no before pics?

 

[hunt4570]

Anyone have any experience with TimberTech or similiar "plastic" deck lumber surface?

I did my first a couple years ago, between the house and the pool. I wanted to avoid splinters in my feet. my feelings are good, and bad. Reasonably easy to work with so that was good. I built it on a pressure treated frame.. Beam, Joists, etc. The decking seems fine however I used a 1x10 trim board around the frame to dress everything up.. s that wood frame expands and contracts that "facia" board bows out more and less, I'm going to have to try and cut it vertically to "shorten" it.. problem is with it owed its under pressure.

Oh, and don't try to pressure wash that decking, it will take the finish right off!