That is because everything over there is so bloody wet all the time that the timber never dries out.
Which reminds me; Why don't sheep shrink in the rain? Canada is 143 years old today. they are shooting fire works over the lake in town to celebrate as I write this. Happy birthday to us! Dale Leavens. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jewel To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system My deck has been in place for 10 years and the gap between the planks has never increased. Jewel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:42 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system Jewel, You bring up an excellent point. With the type decking I'm using, over time the boards dry and contract leaving a small gap of an eighth to a quarter inch or better. If I start with a gap, eventually the gap will be too wide and could create some other issues Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 6:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system My decking planks have about a quarter inch gap between each for air circulation. Unless you seal every join, I think that you are running a risk of them rotting as water can seep down between the planks and with them being so tightly packed together, there will be no chance of them drying out. Jewel ----- Original Message [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5148 (20100526) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
