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Post by Josh on Aug 2, 2011 9:27:15 GMT -8
Ok, so, as most of you know I'm not exactly "Tim the Tool Man Taylor", but whether I've been willing or not, I've been increasingly thrust into the world of Home Depot and Lowes.
So, I thought it would be good to gather collective wisdom on related subjects.
So, first off, I'm putting in a new cedar deck in the backyard. So far, so good (I'm still tearing out the old one). But I have a question: when you put in "green" wood planks on a deck, do you stain the undersides?
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Post by robin on Aug 2, 2011 12:55:39 GMT -8
Its going to be a much bigger project for you if you decide to stain the underside of your new deck, not to mention the added expense.
Personally I would not bother, but you could increase to life of the deck if you decide to stain the underside. If you are going to bother, you need to stain all six sides. But if you are going to make fresh cuts and then stain, you need to allow the wood to acclimate properly. This means you should buy your wood a couple weeks in advance and lay it out with spacers between each plank allowing it to dry out. Unless you go through the entire process, I would not bother. If you don't properly stain all six sides the moisture will migrate to the weaker section and rot out the areas where you made your cuts much sooner than if you only stained to surface.
Hopefully this helped.
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Post by Josh on Aug 14, 2011 22:11:40 GMT -8
Best ways to get massively stuck stripped screws out?  |
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Post by robin on Aug 15, 2011 9:14:27 GMT -8
Is this a screw that you recently placed, or an older screw from the prior deck?
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Post by Josh on Aug 15, 2011 11:54:32 GMT -8
A new one.
I researched and bought some cool screw retractor bits that worked like a charm. If anyone ever wants to borrow them, they are more than welcome! So easy!
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