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Posted by SteveB on July 28, 2008, 6:58 pm
dpb wrote:
> jim wrote:
> > On Jul 28, 5:21 pm, letter...@invalid.com wrote:
> > > The boards on my deck are about 1" thick. I want to add on to my
> > > deck and the boards are now 1 1/4" Apparently sometime recently
> > > they made them thicker. I am not willing to replace the whole
> > > thing. So aside from shimming the end boards on the old deck and
> > > thus having a hump, what else can I do? I have been calling
> > > around to see if anyone has any stock of the older boards but so
> > > far no luck.
> >
> > Lower the new joists 1/4"
>
> Or, if for some reason that's not convenient (like they're already in
> place, perhaps), take a supply of 5/4 decking to a mill and have them
> plane them down.
Or exaggerate the difference and make it a step.
--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX
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