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Building a Deck

Reading Time: 8 minutes Building a deck Building a deck takes time and effort. Time and effort that you will enjoy for many years. I have such a deck that has stood for more than 35 years. But recently the deck has shown its age and is in need of rebuilding.  This time there are new materials that will… Read More »

Deck Construction How To Straighten Bowed Boards

Reading Time: 5 minutes Deck construction how to straighten bowed boards I recently needed to know how to straighten bowed boards. I was rebuilding my deck and of course, I wanted to rebuild it with as much of the old deck materials as possible. The largest problem was that most of the deck boards were bowed. The boards that… Read More »

Deck Construction DIY Spacers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Deck Construction DIY Spacers I recently had to rebuild a small deck. DIY spacers would be needed to provide drainage gaps between the finished deck boards. These spacers would be used to provide the gap then moved to the next row after securing the deck board. After determining my spacer size I needed to use a… Read More »