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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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Very nice, but previous poster is correct, needs a bit of space between each board. "Experts" will tell you how much space, but sometimes even that doesn't work. I have a deck (built by previous owners) that has a good spacing. However, there are tiny hard balls that drop off the basswood tree that get caught in the cracks until they are filled up, then dirt catches on top. It still catches water. I go through every year or two with my jigsaw carefully knocking out the balls and dirt that gets caught in the cracks.

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Jig saw is so handy.

I'm actually thinking the spacing is why our deck did so poorly before we bought the place.

That and they laid the boards the wrong way so they cupped up instead of down. Gotta lay the bark side down.

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No, no - bark side goes up! Look at the ends of the boards, you want the curve as an upward arch on every piece. That upward arch "points" to the bark of the tree. If you do them bark side down, they cup up and hold water.