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Wanna predict the hottest time of the year? Let LG plan to do deck work.


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On 8/24/2023 at 12:15 AM, LinvilleGorge said:

Trex runs close to triple the cost but doesn't require painting or staining so you save on the back end. Word of warning, that poo gets HOT in the sun.

If I was considering Trex I'd just make the leap all the way to Ipe. I'd love to do Ipe but I have nearly 1200 square feet of porch and deck. It would be brutally expensive for me even doing all the work myself. I'd be looking at close to $20k in lumber cost.

My first encounter with Trex many years ago on Lake Norman when we docked at what is now Eddie's, I stepped onto the dock barefoot and blistered a foot.

If you think the boards are expensive, wait til you see the prices for the clips and screws.

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10 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

My first encounter with Trex many years ago on Lake Norman when we docked at what is now Eddie's, I stepped onto the dock barefoot and blistered a foot.

If you think the boards are expensive, wait til you see the prices for the clips and screws.

Yeah, the heat issue is just a deal breaker for me. Keep it clean too because of you let any mildew at all build up you have an ice skating rink when it's damp. Oh, and use the Trex tape over your joists or your framework will end up rotting out around the screws and our from under your Trex.

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All your works looks really really  good ..    Ya'll will enjoy all the hard work.

The heat here isn't hotter than normal ( 90-99 degrees daily )  for August . Usually we get s cooler day or two every now and then. 

Rain amounts are down depending on when we get a hurricane in the neighborhood.  4 and 5 yrs ago we had mother nature pass by the coast.

1 yr ago  down   -13"

2 yr ago    - 28" 

3 yr ago        - 16"

4 yr ago         - 4"

5 yr ago         - 1"

So over 5 years we're not down but 1 inch..  but we all know crops don't grow with rain from 5 years ago.

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All wrapped up except for staining the new wood. I'll post some pics later. Meanwhile, my wife has me questioning my own interpretation of reality. We had guests over last night and she was proudly boasting of the work that "we" did. Now granted, I was probably on the borderline of heat stroke most of the time I was working on this stuff but I am convinced that I was working alone. Not once do I recall so much as the offer of help. But again, that could just be my own faulty interpretation of reality through the fog of heat exhaustion because she was pretty convincing that "we" did it. 😂

 

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2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

All wrapped up except for staining the new wood. I'll post some pics later. Meanwhile, my wife has me questioning my own interpretation of reality. We had guests over last night and she was proudly boasting of the work that "we" did. Now granted, I was probably on the borderline of heat stroke most of the time I was working on this stuff but I am convinced that I was working alone. Not once do I recall so much as the offer of help. But again, that could just be my own faulty interpretation of reality through the fog of heat exhaustion because she was pretty convincing that "we" did it. 😂

 

The two become one, you know, the thing.

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3 minutes ago, Lame Duck said:

Gorgeous!  I’m so afraid to take on project like that and screw it up.  My wife will never let it go.  How long did it take you?

4-5 days of half working half cussing about the heat and trying not to have a heat stroke. Pickets take forever. I did the middle third of the underneath of the back deck to. One third of it is already covered by the overhanging roof, another third already has metal roofing underneath to provide a covering and I'm going to do the other third similarly. That way we'll have the covered front porch, the back deck, then the patio underneath will be fully covered too. Getting the hot tub for the patio next week.

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1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

4-5 days of half working half cussing about the heat and trying not to have a heat stroke. Pickets take forever. I did the middle third of the underneath of the back deck to. One third of it is already covered by the overhanging roof, another third already has metal roofing underneath to provide a covering and I'm going to do the other third similarly. That way we'll have the covered front porch, the back deck, then the patio underneath will be fully covered too. Getting the hot tub for the patio next week.

Damn, you got good hands.  You are encouraging me to take on project like this.  I always wanted to redo my deck and was looking to hire someone.  Nearly 60% of the cost is labor and it’s so damn expensive.  So far, I was unable to justify it until one of my legs falls through and my wife yells at me.  I might look into it for early spring project and try to do it myself.

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