What would be the best material to use to wrap my deck posts? The posts are 6x6x10’s and will see a lot of weather. I plan to box them out and add crown and cove moldings. The deck rails and floor are trek. I live in North Georgia. Thanks in advanced!
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azec or similar.
You can get it in board sizes or full sheets. You can mill out profiles and some yards stock trim moldings made from it too.
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Thank You. What would you seal the joints with?
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Azek glue, Bond-n-fill, or plumber's cement.
Azec glue or Bond'n'fill
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Have you tried plumber's PVC cement? It stinks and sets up really fast, but seems to have held up on a few joints where I ran out of Azek glue.
Yes on samples.Azec actually has a latex glue and a PVC cement - or used to. I don't think the PVC cement is much diff from a plumbers PVC glue. Maybe only a different label.
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I didn't know about Azek's latex glue. I've used gallons of their pvc cement though.. It doesn't stink, unlike plumber's pvc cement, and it sets up much slower. Seems like someone mentioned why it's not as good as Azek's slower setting stuff though.
I believe the difference is the Azek glue is water clean-up. Therefore if one is NOT going to paint their Azek (that's me) the surface is not
stained.
That is the Latex glue.
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This is the stuff I've used:
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It's water-cleanup pvc cement--is this what you're describing as latex glue?
Mine isn't labeled "Main Image";)It is white and milky as I recall.Used to have some that melt-welded the pvc like plumbers stuff does. Not sure that they still make that, but last time I ordered the guy asked which I wanted. Since that was an interior application, I got the latex
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OK - stranfgely enough - that image did not show up until I posted the reply. Looks like same I used as a latex water washable
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Hmm. IIRC, what I've used is yellow. It's been a while though.
I've used Master Mechanic pvc cement, don't. The stuff with some green on the label, that plumbers usually use, has always done the job.http://www.tvwsolar.com
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we use the Azek glue... a little yellowish.... very thick..... not a lot of working time... but pretty good water clean up
i think i prefer it to pvc plumbers glue
we pay about $20 for the big can, $14 for the small can... i drive my guys crazy bitchin about the caps not screwed on between uses
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Do you know about http://www.garymkatz.com/
He has articles with lots of pictures on doing just what you want to do.
Cant remember if he talks about material though, more so on how to wrap the posts correctly.
I take it you have already done the railings? If not, I was going to suggest the composite post skins that slip over the posts. Otherwise, AZEK or similar would be fine. I did some using 1x6 stock, then filled the corner edges with 1/2" quarter round. No glue necessary.