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We cheated because we only replaced the walking surface, but it looks so much better. Some areas might've fallen through when walking if we were a subject of FPH. I found a lot of 2x6x8-14 for about $.20/linear foot. Had to pick through a lot of knotted, broken, or termite ridden boards to get what we used, and had to piece out a few runs, but it saved a couple thousand dollars. Right now the 2x6x12's are going for $20 each, plus tax. It's kinda crazy how expensive it is to pay someone to do something like this and it's so easy. This has been my sentiment about everything, though. Why pay when you can do it? If you have to slave away for the jew(to get money to pay for services) or yourself, you should always do it for yourself.

We cheated because we only replaced the walking surface, but it looks so much better. Some areas might've fallen through when walking if we were a subject of FPH. I found a lot of 2x6x8-14 for about $.20/linear foot. Had to pick through a lot of knotted, broken, or termite ridden boards to get what we used, and had to piece out a few runs, but it saved a couple thousand dollars. Right now the 2x6x12's are going for $20 each, plus tax. It's kinda crazy how expensive it is to pay someone to do something like this and it's so easy. This has been my sentiment about everything, though. Why pay when you can do it? If you have to slave away for the jew(to get money to pay for services) or yourself, you should always do it for yourself.

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Good lord have you not heard of YouTube?dont like YouTube ?, well there’s a library where you can take out a book specifically about building decks. Really tho as a contractor we have a saying and it goes for tools as well as projects “you get what you pay for”.

So would you do your own dentistry? I mean it’s just drilling teeth right how hard could that be?and think of the money you’d save!

I’m kinda shitting on you but only because you stated the “you could pay someone to do this but it’s so easy!” For starters yes banging boards on existing joists is easy.but that isn’t the correct way of doing things and a carpenter would space his deck boards yet still keep everything straight. However you nailed it and not only nailed it but left a happy face on every nail (the round indent of your hammer face).

Decks need to be screwed ,why? Cuz nails won’t hold and to avoid happy faces. Also how much rotten joists got buried? And how many more will rot since the deck can’t breathe?(all of them) No worries it’s all the next guys problem right? Well you get what you give.

Here’s what you do.pull it all up flip boards to hide happy faces space boards 3/16’” and screw down roughly 1.25” from the edge of the board. Not so easy after all eh :). Then you can be “proud” of your work and leave a nice deck for the new guy.