5/4" or 1" Deck boards - Contractor Talk
2009年6月24日 · If he were a professional deck contractor he wouldn't be confused about 5/4 decking which is probably used on 98% of wood decks. if he were talking about true 5/4 he would likely specify true 5/4. Same as if you were looking for a 2x4. If you wanted true 2x4 you would specifically say that.
Routering deck ends | Contractor Talk - Professional Construction …
2007年8月10日 · I did a deck with a border around the entire deck that made it so that you couldn't router all of the boards at the same time, we ran the router over the ends of each board before we put them it. The round over was very slight- set to match the slight round over on the sides of the board, 1/8 inch radius I believe. we used a bearing in that ...
Removing Decking Boards? - Contractor Talk
2010年1月25日 · Take a couple rows off first and then take a 6' 2x4 and nail a 2' piece to flat to the 1-1/2" side of it about 1' in (looks like a t )and lay the 2' piece on the joist and stick the 1-1/2" edge of the 6' 2x4 under the deck board and pry up.
Plan reviewer wants 20 psf dead load for composite decks
2024年2月8日 · He was not impressed. I have since found that the four Trex products we use range from 1.88 to 2.42, with an average of 2.22. A survey of 5/4 PT decking from suppliers around the country ranged from 2.06 to 2.25, with an average of …
Screw or Ring Shank - Contractor Talk
2009年5月17日 · If I nail 5/4" PT decking I always use 3" ring shank nails. I have been back at jobs I have done years ago and they still look great and still are pretty tight. The one thing I do when I shoot down decking is keep my pressure up pretty good and sink the nails nice and deep. When the decking shrinks the nails are still a little below the surface.
2011年4月11日 · R327.7.4 Open roof eaves: The exposed roof deck on the underside of unenclosed roof eaves shall consist of one of the following: Noncombustible material Ignition-resistant material One layer of 5/8 – inch Type X gypsum sheathing applied behind the exterior covering or cladding on the exterior side of the framing.
Seeking advice on the physics of tension on curved...
2022年9月1日 · Horizontal boards are 5/4 x 6 x 20' AC2 decking boards. Assembly is with 200+ GRK 4" lag screws. The challenge I've created is that the 5/4 decking boards are flexible enough that I was able to brute them into place with a few bar clamps and hand labor... all was fine, but after installing all of them, the tension of the curve torqued my ...
nail or staple plywood? | Contractor Talk - Professional …
2010年11月23日 · Nails have far more holding strength than staples per University of Miami, Miami/Dade building code. Here we can only use nails, we commonly use 8d or 2 1/2" .131 diameter, and somtimes 2 1/2" galvanized ring shanks, nailed 4-6" on the seams and 8" in the field. We cannot use OSB plywood either.
what size roof decking..7/16, 1/2, what | Contractor Talk ...
2009年1月14日 · The original question said without over kill. 4 ply 1/2" on 16oc is not enough for you guys? How bout adding 1/2" clips in between? 5/8" is very good i agree but would be overkill in my opinion especially 3/4 geez.
Trex Deck Board Skirting - Gapping - Contractor Talk
2019年7月31日 · When installing Trex Decking boards vertically as skirting, for say a deck 3' off the grade, what gapping do you put between the boards? We so far installed PT 2x4s and painted them black, and so far using about 1/8" gap between each vertical board to allow ventilation. 1/4" is just too much of a gap aestheticaly, but what's the minimum gap ...