1. Another way to enhance a deck, he said, is to run deck boards diagonally or in a herringbone pattern. 2. Expose ledger and joists by removing a few deck boards. 3. Examine areas like sills, door frames, porch columns and deck boards where water can collect. 4. I countersunk the fasteners on my deck boards. 5. I have been told that the carpeting does not indent into the spaces between the deck boards. 6. If the deck boards are mahogany or cedar, you do not have to seal or stain them. 7. Inspect the deck boards next. 8. It is good for deck boards, not structural parts, and will weather to a silver gray, although some come in a brown color. 9. Most composite deck boards are made from sawdust and other wood scraps combined with recycled plastics. 10. Q. A paint store recommended a decking stain for my deck floor boards. |