tosullivan
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the deck stops about 10" from the fence and then behind that I have filled in the gap with soil and planted a few shrubs...what warranty were you given by the supplier/installer.
the boards look bad, from the pics it seems that you have a raised bed behind these boards...if this is correct, i'm not surprised, a deck is supposed to be raised off the ground...
the deck is sitting on a subframe about 8-10" off the ground on concretewhat warranty were you given by the supplier/installer.
the boards look bad, from the pics it seems that you have a raised bed behind these boards...if this is correct, i'm not surprised, a deck is supposed to be raised off the ground...
I have used Cuprinol Decking Stain on it right now but it goes on more like a paint
Any suggestions for treating the board ends, what product?
I would have used a stain that actually soaks into the timber hence protecting it, the likes of a wood stain that you'd use indoors but I'm sure there are wood preservers for outdoors that do the same thing i.e. soak into the wood.
I heard of a product called endcoat before, tried to search for it on web and locally but could not find it, I heard about it on the glendeck website -
Use an endcoat preservative. Brush a wood preservative such as Osmose ENDCOAT" on all saw cuts and into drill holes during construction of your deck. Also recommended for areas where moisture can collect.
http://www.gbt.ie/BuildADeck.html
Judging by the pics the problem is not huge - at the moment.
Good luck !
now that I see it again after all these years, it doesn't look too green to me. I do remember the knots having a green discolouration to them though.Please post that photo of the original timber when first installed, if you can locate it. The decking does not look like treated timber to me; I have CCA treated decking in my own garden (installed around 5-6 years ago) and even with minimal aftercare the timbers are sound and could not be confused with untreated softwood.
Is your flower bed in direct contact with your deck at the moment? - Maybe this is where the damp is getting in and rotting your deck.I think next is to strip the stain and build a seat the length of the deck where the flower bed is to cover up the rotten wood ends.
ya, it's just happening at the ends of the boards that touch the flower bedIs this the only place that is rotting? - near the flower bed?
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