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Tiger Jaw Deck Board Tool
The Tiger Jaw pulls deck boards together with ease whether you're installing hidden fasteners or straightening a warped board.
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Bark Side Up or Bark Side Down?
18 commentsSo when you install pressure treated, flat sawn, wood decking, do you face the bark side up or bark side down? Ask ten people and half will likely say ‘bark-side-up,’ a few will say ‘bark-side-down’ and the rest will shrug their shoulders. For some direction, we can turn to wood scientists – they actually study stuff like this.
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Manufactured Deck Railings Look Good, But Do They Last?
14 commentsRead about deck railing designs, systems safety, and materials. Build custom deck railings that look great and last long. Pros and cons of different deck railing systems.
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'Concealed' Screwed-Down Decking
8 commentsWant the look of hidden fastener attached decking and the positive anchoring you get with screws? Then check out the Kreg Deck Jig.
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The Goal of a Finished Railing
6 commentsIn "Start Your Railing Right" (FHB 212 pp 67-69), Mike Guertin describes the details for securing guardrail posts to the deck frame. Here he describes a novel method for detailing the infill between posts.
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Use the Right lumber and the Right fasteners and ignore misleading information (and people)
2 commentsNot every pressure treated board today can touch the earth. Most are only treated for above ground applications. And don't skimp on the fasteners or they may not last.
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Free Deck Construction Guide
5 commentsThe AFPA has a new version of the Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide – DCA 6
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Deck Construction book ala Code
4 commentsNew book from ICC cuts through 850+ pages of the IRC and gets down to where the business of building decks intersects with the code. And an added plus – it deciphers code language with discussion.
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TimberSil Decking
14 commentsHeard of TimberSil? Wondered how it's different than ordinary pressure treated lumber? Mike Guertin tried it out on a 900 sf deck last year and reports on what it is, how it handles and the upsides and downsides.
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Synthetic Decking: Best Buy or Absolute Nightmare?
93 commentsSynthetic decking seems to be all the rage these days. Is it really all that it's cracked up to be?
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
BUILDING A DECK
Catch the latest on how to design and build a deck from the editors of Fine Homebuilding magazine.
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