Maintaining decks and balconies About 6% of Australian houses have a timber deck or balcony. Of these, around 2% could cause fatal injuries if they collapsed or had a balustrade or railing fail. In ...

If your deck is looking rather worse for wear and you’re now repairing the repairs, it might be time to consider replacing your wooden deck, and possibly a new material altogether. The composite vs ...

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Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak. But even if it doesn’t, we’ve got you covered. D.I.Y. Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below ...

Set a full-length deck board to overhang the joists by 1-1/2 in. and screw temporary blocks behind it. Cut six deck boards for the cantilevered section and press the tongues and grooves together.

Avoid all of this by drilling a pilot hole to prevent cracks.” 2. Keep it dry “Just as you don’t like being out in the rain, neither do the joists on your deck. When wet, joists and fasteners can warp ...

Put pieces together with specialty deck screws and the impact-driver. The distance between each joists (interior horizontal support boards) can vary, but this DIYer spaces his joists 12 to 16 inches ...

Butyl tape, on the other hand, can withstand the test of time. While there are several brands of joist tape available on the market, Trex Protect is the only one that comes with a 25-year warranty, ...

The Level.Up Pedestal System consists of four components that stack and nest together to support the deck's joist substructure. The telescoping Adjustable Pedestal can be easily raised or lowered ...