Hi,
I'm looking for some tips on how to join decking boards end on.
The deck is approximately 3.3m by 9m and built using 4.8m pressure treated boards. We decided it would look better with the boards running parallel to the 9m length so will need to butt join the ends somehow.
I've looked into options on hear and elsewhere and the following 2 sound like the best options:
1) Staggering the joints at two points with a double joist at the joins ... something like this:
[url]http://www.kirsch-korff.com/Assets/images/deck3_redwood_los_angeles_pattern.jpg [/url]
2)Using a seam board like this:
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TFH/Step-By-Step/FH10MAY_DECTIP_03.JPG
Staggering the joints has the advantage that it may look more like a continuous deck, but I have read that the pressure treated boards can shrink at different rates and are often different widths so the joints don't look great over time and can open up.
The seam board makes the join into a feature and mean that separation/differing widths is less of a problem but will make the join very obvious.
Any tips on which of these options looks best over time? ... or is there a better option I haven't thought of?
Thanks very much in advance
I'm looking for some tips on how to join decking boards end on.
The deck is approximately 3.3m by 9m and built using 4.8m pressure treated boards. We decided it would look better with the boards running parallel to the 9m length so will need to butt join the ends somehow.
I've looked into options on hear and elsewhere and the following 2 sound like the best options:
1) Staggering the joints at two points with a double joist at the joins ... something like this:
[url]http://www.kirsch-korff.com/Assets/images/deck3_redwood_los_angeles_pattern.jpg [/url]
2)Using a seam board like this:
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TFH/Step-By-Step/FH10MAY_DECTIP_03.JPG
Staggering the joints has the advantage that it may look more like a continuous deck, but I have read that the pressure treated boards can shrink at different rates and are often different widths so the joints don't look great over time and can open up.
The seam board makes the join into a feature and mean that separation/differing widths is less of a problem but will make the join very obvious.
Any tips on which of these options looks best over time? ... or is there a better option I haven't thought of?
Thanks very much in advance
