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   xMikeSmith | May 25, 2004 05:07am | #1

   replace about 1/3 of the framing.. ( 2/3 replaced about 6-7 years ago)... new rail...  lose the built-in benches ( not to code  )..

   the old posts were 4x10 cedar.. but the band joists were rotted out..

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   xMikeSmith | May 25, 2004 01:58pm | #2

   new joists and doubled band first... then the Trex posts.. with a detailed bottom..

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   gdavis62 | May 25, 2004 02:56pm | #3

   Detailed bottom . . . ouch!  Watch out if you are crawling around under that deck!

   I didn't know Trex made a 4x4.  No one has them here.  How much are they?

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   xMikeSmith | May 25, 2004 03:34pm | #4

   where is "around here"?

   54" Trex post  about $29 each

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 05:28am | #5

   time to enjoy some liquid sunshine at the beach... how about a company picnic with take-out from Flo's Clam Shack ?

   that's Purgatory Chasm hidden in the formation i'm pointing to..

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

   Edited 5/25/2004 10:29 pm ET by Mike Smith

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 05:31am | #6

   this site really sucks tonite.... try that again...Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 05:34am | #7

   hmmmm... it's letting them post one at a  time.. no multiple attachments..

   here's the new deck...Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 05:36am | #8

   and the new rail and stairs....

   then saddle up and move out..Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   calvin | May 26, 2004 05:48am | #9

   Mike, you have a new hair length rule?

   no hippies no mo?Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 01:05pm | #10

   no, Roy is doing his summer thingMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   calvin | May 26, 2004 01:31pm | #11

   coolRemodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   JDRHI | May 26, 2004 04:03pm | #13

   Nice stuff Mike....between you and Pro-Deck, I don`t know who`s got it better as far as the views go.J. D. Reynolds

   Home Improvements

   "DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"

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   JDRHI | May 26, 2004 04:00pm | #12

   A word on the Trex 4 x 4`s.....they cannot be notched.J. D. Reynolds

   Home Improvements

   "DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 04:12pm | #14

   yup... big yellow labels... "Do Not  Notch"Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   EricPaulson | May 26, 2004 08:16pm | #15

   Mike,

   What's up with the weather out there?? One guys got short sleeve's, anothers wearin a hat and a sweatshirt.........the beach foto, I see shorts and the guy on the end looks like he's freezing.

   Nice views, nice work as always. I know about the breeze thing, it never stops does it?

   I assume the Trex post looses it's strength when notched?

   Eric

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   xMikeSmith | May 26, 2004 09:03pm | #16

   eric... that Second Beach is a big surfing beach... saw a few "kite surfers".. huge parabolic kites  on about 600 ' of line... the surfers can actually do a broad reach across the wind..

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   csnow | May 26, 2004 11:12pm | #17

   Terrible working conditions.

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   MikeSmith | May 09, 2006 06:29am | #18

   speaking of Trex...

   and Barry...

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   PatchogPhil | May 11, 2006 04:53pm | #19

   Hi Mike

   Have you ever gone back to a trex job after a few years to see how it has weathered?

   I might have missed the answer,  but why did you put a point on the post BOTTOMS?  Does it keep moisture from collecting and wicking into the trex or sumthin?

   Phil

    

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   MikeSmith | May 12, 2006 12:04am | #20

   phil"  the pointed bottom is just a conceit..

    a while ago we did a deck with  rail posts... normally our rail posts are also the support posts.... IE: the deck supports continue thru the deck and support the rail..

    in some cases this is not possible so  i like to let our rail posts extend below the deck  for a little greater strength  ( as opposed to cutting them flush with the bottom of the band joist )

   once you do this they need some ornamentation , so we put a pyramid cut on them..

    which would you rather see , looking up at the underside of a deck ?

   a flush , square cut post.. or an extended post with a pyramid bottom ?

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   PatchogPhil | May 12, 2006 01:16am | #21

   Depends......    Am I the guy raking the leaves under the deck area?   OUCH!   LOL!

   What you did really looks great.  If you ever get the chance,  take a look at how it has weathered after 2 years.