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Coastal Contractor

May 2008
Installing a deck without ripping boards; code-approved flashing; don’t set posts on slabs

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Installing Deck Boards Without Ripping the Last to Fit? Q A client wants me to build his deck so that only full-width deck boards are used. He doesn't want the last board to be ripped to fit - either at the house or at the outside. Given the normal variance in board width, how would you approach this problem? A Andy Engel, editor of Professional Deck Builder, responds: Back when all decks were floored with pressure-treated decking that varied in width as much as 3/8 inch from board to board, I built all my decks this way. The trick is

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