nealtw
Contractor retired
Just a sliver of wood stuck in the hole will help, the very old trick was a wooden match stick. Or a screw a little longer than was there.
I think I follow you but want to check. Below are 4 "lines" of 3 10D nails. The sister joist is yellow, the bolts are red. The original joist which was cut back is brown. Each line of 3 nails is 6 to 8 inches from the others. Correct?
Also, again I want to be sure, you are talking about the nail pattern in each of the 14 sister joists, correct? You are not saying I should put nails in the places that are coming apart. For that I need a minimal amount of large bolts, and don't over tighten.
Well, that's some pretty good exercise! 12 more to go.
But I could, by taking out just 6 more boards create a clean rectangle in which to do your plan. It would be 13 planks across and stretch the entire length of the deck. The rectangle is outlined in yellow:
Questions: How odd is this rectangle going to look in relationship to the rest of the decK?
And, these joists are not in the greatest shape. Is putting a bunch of new screw holes in these joists going to be a problem?
1) The planks have almost no space between them in the area where the rotting occurred. But, it is not necessarily why the rotting happened. Even so, the reason for slicing down the planks a little is to promote evaporation.
2) It's just $50 to rent a table saw. I think I'm going to end up trying it.
3) I have looked up ways to make a circular saw into a table saw, where you screw the saw to a big board and turn it upside down and use a zip tie on the trigger and the on/off button of a power strip to turn the saw on and off. I think renting is the better way to go.
If slicing a little off of each plank doesn't work, I may use your idea of ripping one down and just scooting them over. However, since they aren't going to be wedged together, and since some of them are bent, it may end up being difficult to get the planks to lay nicely.
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