Bob! I didn't install the deck myself, but we ran out of boards before it was
completed, so it was
left to me to put the last few boards on, and I did as you: used a 4 inch nail
as a spacer.
Jewel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system
When I started building decks, I was told to use a 16 penny nail as a spacer
between planks. That
was a uniform size and as the planks dried out, it didn't leave too much of a
gap.
I took the nails and drove them through pieces of scrap wood so I didn't have
to hold them while I
was trying to line the planks up. The wood kept the nails from falling to the
ground.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 6:25 PM
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
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