My father is resurfacing a 400 sq ft deck using 5/4 cedar decking. He intends to hide the deck screws but to save money he wants use wooden strips screwed to the top of the joists instead of metal strips or clips. Has anyone tried this successfully or should I double up on my efforts to convince him this is a bad idea ?
Thanks
Doug
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Yes, that will work but not quite as well as the metal or clips. I's highly reccomend the Camo system. Much easier than strips or clips and it goes much faster.
I can't quite picture what you're saying he's going to do, but it sounds like just another area to accumulate rot.