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Posted by Red Cloudİ on June 14, 2005, 1:46 pm
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>Ken Moiarty wrote:
>> I'm trying to decide whether to go with inexpensive pressure-treated
>> evergreen wood decking or low cost 1" thick (approx.), radius edge, cedar
>> (which is must less expensive than standard patio grade cedar decking). I
>> kind of prefer the cedar option, but I'm unsure about whether it's wise to
>> go with cedar that is only half the thickness (hence, half the strength) as
>> standard patio grade cedar. My concern is not about safety per se so much
>> as it is about structural rigidity, solidness, etc. I don't want it to feel
>> like I'm 'bouncing on planks' when walking on the deck. Any suggestions,
>> advice, experiences? Thanks...
>>
>> Ken
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>How thick exactly is this cedar, and (very importantly) what's your
>joist spacing? There is stuff called 5/4 ("five-quarters") which is
>very close to 1.25" thick and meant especially for decking on standard
>(16"?) joist spacing. It is radius edge. If this is what you've got,
>you should be fine. Nominal 1" planks will be probably 3/4 and probably
>unsuitable, but I have not seem them in radius edge. I'm not sure what
>you mean by "regular patio grade cedar", as the 5/4 stuff seems to be
>"the" boards for decking. But it's been a while since I built a deck
>and availability of lumber varies regionally.
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>On bouncy decks a lot of the problem is the substructure, so the
>decking may be the least of your worries.
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>Some folks think that pressure-treated wood is death at 100 yds and
>some think you can make tea with the sawdust from it. I figure that if
>there's one place it's nice to avoid it it's where your kids might be
>walking barefoot on it.
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>Chip C
Splinters from pressure treated wood can be VERY problematic.
rusty redcloud
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