Laying Deck Boards
If you start at the house you could end up with a. Stephanie Savvides-Howell from my_london_home posted a video sharing her discovery with her followers. Installing Deck Boards Rings Up Or Down Myfixituplife All deck board should end on a joist making sure to stagger deck board ends. Laying deck boards . Start on one end of bent boards and straighten them as you nail or screw them to each consecutive joist. Except with redwood it is usually best to use three nails in 2x8 pieces and two nails in 2x4 and 2x6 pieces at each point where the board crosses a joist. If the joist runs horizontal the. The wood on the top of each board is exposed to more moisture than the wood on the bottom. The correct way to lay decking boards for most decking is smooth-side-up with the ridges there to prevent rot and mould. The job will go quicker if you scatter boards for 10 to 15 rows of decking. To lay a deck this way joist have to be set no wider than 300mm apart so you may need one