We have a deck which was constructed in 2009 and is 10" high. The planks are Trex. This is the view looking East.
There are two unique areas which the deck covers. The first is cement pad which goes around the pool, and the second is that part of the deck which extends out over the yard. The sagging below shows where the cement is and where yard is. The higher part on the right is where the cement is.
You can see below that the joists which run East and West, and are perpendicular to the Trex planks are holding up pretty well. But the joists which run North and South, have really rotted.
There is landscaping fabric on the ground under the joists that go over the yard.
The Trex was not installed correctly, there is supposed to be a 1/4 inch gap between planks. I've communicated with the company on how to fix that. It involves using a circular saw to create a gap between the planks.
One of the joists which runs East West has significant damage.
There are two unique areas which the deck covers. The first is cement pad which goes around the pool, and the second is that part of the deck which extends out over the yard. The sagging below shows where the cement is and where yard is. The higher part on the right is where the cement is.
You can see below that the joists which run East and West, and are perpendicular to the Trex planks are holding up pretty well. But the joists which run North and South, have really rotted.
There is landscaping fabric on the ground under the joists that go over the yard.
The Trex was not installed correctly, there is supposed to be a 1/4 inch gap between planks. I've communicated with the company on how to fix that. It involves using a circular saw to create a gap between the planks.
One of the joists which runs East West has significant damage.