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DIY & Home Improvement

flamin lib

(14,559 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2018, 06:38 PM Jun 2018

Need to replace the decking on my back yard deck. [View all]

Originally used pressure treated lumber and it lasted 40 years but has at least succumbed to rot in places. The substructure is sound so just replacing the surface.

Any opinions on pressure treated pine vs regular construction pine with regular staining?

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Need to replace the decking on my back yard deck. [View all] flamin lib Jun 2018 OP

If the deck is attached to your house... Zoonart Jun 2018 #1

Get the treated. tazkcmo Jun 2018 #2

cedar handmade34 Jun 2018 #3

I totally agree with cedar!! Tracer Jul 2018 #11

Get the treated. appleannie1943 Jun 2018 #4

Did ours in TREX in 2000 and its still perfect today Kilgore Jun 2018 #5

I built a deck in 1989....replaced it in 2016 because Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #6

The old PT lumber was a different product. flamin lib Jun 2018 #7

Well, I'm glad it was pulled because of the arsenic.... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #8

Go with TREX Sailor65x1 Jun 2018 #9

40 years is a remarkable time for a deck to last randr Jun 2018 #10

Suggestion ElishaMiner Sep 2018 #12