Used Redwood Decking for sale.....Maybe....

[crybdr]

We bought a used home 2 years ago and added-on to the existing deck. The old boards were thick Redwood (I think) - and I had the guys save and stack them in the backyard. We did Trex for the new decking and couldn't be happier. We are in the woods - and that old wood was very slippery.

So....I have probably 180 board feet of Redwood planks (1.7" thick). I've posted this on Craigslist -

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ws...657021003.html

I finally ran some of the wood through a planer today, and it's beautiful - despite the nail holes.

I can hang onto it or sell it....just wondering what the forum thinks regarding a reasonable selling price - my neighbor says that this stuff is hard to find in these dimensions.

Maybe I'm crazy for even thinking about selling it.

Thanks for any insight you can provide.

Edit: BTW the boards are unbelievably straight and square - no warp at all. 6' to 10' lenghts.

[tfischer]

I grew up with a redwood deck that was added on to our house when I was 7. There were enough scraps left behind and piled in the garage that many of my earliest "woodworking" projects when I was a kid were with this wood. Some 35 years later, mom finally had the deck demolished and replaced as it was becoming structurally unsafe... but that's a long run for a wood deck...

Redwood's a beautiful wood when planed but kind of like cedar, it turns gray when exposed to weather. I think it's too soft of a wood to be used for indoor furniture.

No idea what it would be worth... Any idea how old it is? (that is, how long its been out in the elements)

[crybdr]

As far as the age is concerned....I'd put the decking at 40+ years old. It spent its life somewhat sheltered under the overhangs from the roof. But it did see rain and snow......yearly.

When the new deck contractor pulled the ledger board off of the house - he said it was only nailed-in. Eeeek! It is a second story deck.

House was built in 1957 - but the deck and other exterior features were added after. We're all good and inspected - good bones for the structure, need to clean up the additions.

[tfischer]

As far as the age is concerned....I'd put the decking at 40+ years old. It spent its life somewhat sheltered under the overhangs from the roof. But it did see rain and snow......yearly.

When the new deck contractor pulled the ledger board off of the house - he said it was only nailed-in. Eeeek! It is a second story deck.

House was built in 1957 - but the deck and other exterior features were added after. We're all good and inspected - good bones for the structure, need to clean up the additions.

Hmmm, after 33 years my mom's redwood was only suitable for the junk pile. The samples you've shown seen much better shape.

[capncarl]

Use it for picnic tables, chairs, bird houses, swings etc. Nail holes give it character.