PT Deck splintering
 

My deck is starting to delaminate for lack of a better word and lifting up in a few places that see the most traffic. Obviously it’s a tripping hazard or worse someone barefoot could take a shiv up the toenail.

This this will glue down or should I just cut them out? It is well weathered PT but still sound otherwise.

Time for a new deck
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Look at STK cedar instead of PT.

STK=straight grain tight knots

Nope, still solid and doesn’t look bad at all.

Jeff, there is a difference between being "solid" and being suitable for the application. New pressure treated 5/4 x 6 decking might do the job when new. But it sounds like yours has degraded to the point that it is no longer suitable for your family to walk on barefoot.... And you are not going to be able to walk back the damage done by years of sun, snow, and rain.

It’s only in a few places, if it was all over I’d agree. My question was really if any adhesive had a chance to hold or I should just cut it out. I’d like to get another five years out of it.

Assuming it has low traffic areas maybe with a piece of porch furniture.
Pull a piece from the hidden space and use it to replace the deteriorating piece.
Flip the “bad” piece and install in the somewhat hidden area.
Or just fit a new piece for now.
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Jeff, what Pete said. Personally, one of our decks was like that last year and I demoed it and rebuilt with Azex.

I say cut them out… I replaced mine when it got like that,,, but worse than what yours sounds like….. splinters suck….

Maybe you can flip them over if you choose not to replace
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huh

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well he says it's PT so I assume 5/4 x 6 decking. Should not be too hard to pry it up and flip it, I have done it when the topside was well weathered, get a few more good years out of it no cracks , splits and less splinters.

I have used previously installed decking by flipping them. However my personal experience in removing them has been that only 25% were harvested in good enough shape to use again. It is a fool's errand in my opinion, and I played the fool on my own deck with 1x4 mahogany I took from a deck we replaced. I went with composite Trex a number of years ago and been enjoying it ever since.

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Well, he's looking to fix it with glue or adhesive. That is an even bigger fool's errand

I told him to go composite. Trex of Azak

My money is on Jeff covering the offending area with a green outdoor carpet....:bl: And that is a solution.

Hence my question. I wasn’t thinking Elmer’s freaking glue, more like marine epoxy.

You mean to replace the red carpet that’s there now?

Ok so I’m replacing it with Azek, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW???? :alright:

Actually going to rebuild the five wide front stairs to the porch with railing, side stairs and the deck. I’d do the wrap around porch but the old PT is still in good shape (it’s covered) and it’s a lot of $sq/ft.

I am happy, because you are going to love it and YOU will be happy on your deck!:nopics:

I’ll take before and after once I get the plan in place.

Oh great, scope creep…this is going to be expensive :smash:

Over 10,000 views, can that be correct?

Wow he has quite the following��

Years ago a guy bought a surf rod I was selling just so he could meet me, that was in the heyday of the politics forum :cheers2:

I TOLD YOU SO. :smash:
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Want isn’t the same thing as need. I’m only going there because Ross bullied me into it.

Today was the start of phase 1, main exterior stairs. They got wider and longer but the landing was big enough. Soon to have rails.

I bullied you???? Tell me you feel the same when it is done.... You are going to ask yourself why you didn't do it earlier..... By the way, the guy looks to be doing it all right. AND that is a superb landing you have for a carpenter to start off with!

By any chance is south coast contracting doing the work?
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Mike told me you were on the Fishbucket last week.
Bomba said hi but I had no idea you were on the boat.
You should have introduced yourself.

Where were you?

After the morning bite slowed Mike & I both headed to the outer harbor to jig mackerel.
My boat is the Downeast KALM SEAS
At one point we had the boats stern to stern & Bomba yelled over to say hi. I didn’t recognize him because he had a hat on.
I heard you are having some health issues.
Sorry to hear that.

Ha, I didn’t realize that was your boat or I would have :bshake:

Health is improving but I didn’t exactly jump on and off the boat. At Christmas I couldn’t walk without a walker and a few months ago to be honest didn’t know if I could handle the trip. No big issues though and I continue to get healthier every day. Walking 8-12 miles a week.

Hope you stay on the mend

Thanks, just had umbilical surgery this morning so add that to the pile of stuff to recover from. Went well though.

Projects 4 of 5 complete. Two sets of stairs totally rebuilt and proper rails added, grade level deck and wrap around porch resurfaced using existing substructure which just needed reinforcement for the picture frame and details and minimal sistering. All PT decking (about 1000 sq/ft) is now gone and I'm very pleased with the results. Last project is the lattice under the porch which I hope to have done next week.

Color is in-between the second the third photos. TimberTech Vintage in Weathered Teak.

And you guys thought I was going to use GLUE! :hee:

Few more. The new front stairs to the porch makes a nice statement from the road. Scope creep, we don't need no stinking scope creep :smokin:

Beautiful……..