So here is my first question for the forum. Moved into an existing home this spring this spring and have been fixing all the stuff that the previous owners neglected (glad we got a great deal). I live in MN & the home was built in 1997.
Current project started by replacing the 5/4 cedar decking (Trees growing between the boards just did not do it for me). Pulled the trim around the post supporting the screen porch and find the bottoms of the post are rotted too. The post sit on top the 5/4 so replacing the decking without removing the post is a real challenge too.
So my question is how to handle the 4 x 4 post supporting the screen porch? Do I want them on top of the 5/4 decking or do I try to support directly on the joists below so deck boards can be replaced without removing posts? Am I better off using treated green for the post? Or is there some kind of support to create some air space under the post?
Thanks
Tom
Current project started by replacing the 5/4 cedar decking (Trees growing between the boards just did not do it for me). Pulled the trim around the post supporting the screen porch and find the bottoms of the post are rotted too. The post sit on top the 5/4 so replacing the decking without removing the post is a real challenge too.
So my question is how to handle the 4 x 4 post supporting the screen porch? Do I want them on top of the 5/4 decking or do I try to support directly on the joists below so deck boards can be replaced without removing posts? Am I better off using treated green for the post? Or is there some kind of support to create some air space under the post?
Thanks
Tom