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Re: Deck Board Thickness Smitty Two 07-28-2008
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Posted by Smitty Two on July 28, 2008, 11:58 pm


letterman@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.

1" deck boards? Seems pretty damn thin for a deck. Is this actual wood?
But with some careful measuring and marking, you could set your table
saw or radial arm saw blade to rout out 1/4" where the boards sit on the
joists.

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Posted by PanHandler on July 29, 2008, 8:34 am



> letterman@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.
>
> 1" deck boards? Seems pretty damn thin for a deck. Is this actual wood?
> But with some careful measuring and marking, you could set your table
> saw or radial arm saw blade to rout out 1/4" where the boards sit on the
> joists.

Or plane the first seven boards in 1/32" increments to minimize the 'step'
or transition?



Posted by aemeijers on July 29, 2008, 5:32 pm


PanHandler wrote:
>> letterman@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.
>> 1" deck boards? Seems pretty damn thin for a deck. Is this actual wood?
>> But with some careful measuring and marking, you could set your table
>> saw or radial arm saw blade to rout out 1/4" where the boards sit on the
>> joists.
>
> Or plane the first seven boards in 1/32" increments to minimize the 'step'
> or transition?
>
>
Or just set the new joists a quarter inch lower?

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aem sends....

Posted by PanHandler on July 29, 2008, 5:48 pm



> PanHandler wrote:
>> Or plane the first seven boards in 1/32" increments to minimize the
>> 'step' or transition?
> Or just set the new joists a quarter inch lower?

The framing is already done. My method would create a ¼" rise in about 36" -
a barely noticeable slope.



Posted by dpb on July 29, 2008, 6:00 pm


PanHandler wrote:
>> PanHandler wrote:
>>> Or plane the first seven boards in 1/32" increments to minimize the
>>> 'step' or transition?
>> Or just set the new joists a quarter inch lower?
>
> The framing is already done. My method would create a ¼" rise in about 36" -
> a barely noticeable slope.

I had thought of doing that as well...another way to accomplish the deed
w/o needing to plane the full length if OP doesn't have a plane and to
avoid the millwork charge would be to cut the relief on the back side at
the joists...

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