No, not that kind of wood.
The kind that my husband wanted to replace this:
Our deck railings, which are rotting in a few places.
I’ve tried to talk him into ripping the whole deck out and putting in Trek composite…. yours truly is tired of staining every 2-3 years…. but no. He got half of the deck wood at a yard sale, for free.
It must be preserved.
Did it match the existing wider deck planks?
No. But you’re not supposed to notice that.
So…. we shopped for wood and different railings.
If you’ve never shopped for wood with my husband you don’t know what you’re missing.
He used to run a quality assurance shop for helicopters in the Marine Corps and he takes quality seriously.
Does it surprise you to learn that we spent more than an hour searching for 2 pieces….. and he didn’t find any he liked?
It shouldn’t.
But I did come home with new bronze deck balusters.
To be continued….
You should’ve brought the woodchucks to see what railing they’d like. They spend more time on your deck than you do…
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It would have been quicker, for sure.
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It doesn’t surprise me at all. I’ve searched in vain for two straight boards, without cracks and splits and knots the size of Texas. The balusters look interesting. This will be a nice project to follow.
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It was an eye opening…. and mind numbingly tedious… experience.
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Now that the small barn project is complete, he needed a new project to focus on. Good luck…..I hope your patience holds…..
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As long as this one doesn’t take as long as the baby barn, I’m good.
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LOL – I was thinking the same thing…
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We’re in the process of beginning to talk about the possibility of replacing our deck with… Trex. Not wood exactly, but allegedly something far superior. Deets on this convo as it evolves over the next year or so. In the meantime I’ll enjoy your project from afar.
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We did our kitchen landing in it and I love the durability. Some day….
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Good to know. It seems like it might be a good thing.
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A bit more labor intensive to build, but no staining or painting makes it well worth the effort. Check different brands though. We special ordered a slightly thicker version of Trek for strength in a high traffic area.
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Ok. Didn’t know about the thicker version, so will keep that in mind. As I said this project is a long time off, but I like to have some idea of what I’m getting into beforehand.
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Well ok then.
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River,
I found the perfect plank of wood for your new deck. Beep beep! Mona
https://www.the-sun.com/news/631017/man-ostrich-skirting-board/
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OMG!
I want one…..
Or two!!
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Ahh, I forgot your hubs is a Marine. I say is because we all know that they’re Marine’s for life right? lol
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Absolutely! I learned that lesson early on…..
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Wood you like to build a deck? Eh?Eh?
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I would! Just not with wood….
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Poor guy–he takes 6 days to get 2 pieces of wood to make his unappreciative wife a perfect deck and what does she do–gets some brass!!
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I’m appreciative. But I’d be more appreciative if he would do that part without me…
😉
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