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decks: The Dangers Of Kit Decks - 05/11/11 07:40 AM
One of my bugaboos as a home inspector is deck installation.  Or decks in general.  So often installation is incorrect.  And among decks, my least favorite are the kit decks.
What are kit decks?  These are decks that are picked out of a catalog at a hardware store or design center.  They offer different designs, with decks that are put together with panels which fit into slots created by framing.  The patterns are pleasing, checkerboard, herring bone, alternating angles, and so forth.  Different guardrails are offered and you can mix and match and design a deck!  Kit decks have personal appeal.
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decks: NEVER Pressure Wash A Deck! - 07/15/10 07:00 AM
I tell my neighbors.  I tell my clients.  I tell everybody who will listen.  NEVER pressure wash a deck!  When the pressure-wash companies send their college kids to knock on my door to "wash" my deck, I tell them why they should not be doing that to decks!  When I see their trucks*, they advertise cleaning decks, patios, siding, roofs - you name it!  Don't do it!

The older the deck, the worse the wood reacts to pressure washing.  The big mistake is that companies and homeowners have a tendency to set the pressure way too high.  But even at … (132 comments)

 
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Bristow, VA

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