I want to double-check my thinking, with those more formidably endowed with wood knowledge.
More of a carpentry question than a woodworking question ---- but guys ---- I'm rusty.
My "new" place has a nice 15x20 deck on it.
There's some problems with the wood, though.
The wood used on a top cap rail (lays flat) is bowing. Whoever built the deck, did it with nails and bad wood.
Here's what the grain of the cap rail looks like.
The rail bows. The last 5 feet of a 15' rail curves up toward the sky. One side of the rail bows up roughly 6 inches ---- yanking nails out with it.
I suppose I can get out the circular saw and do some relief cuts.
The rail runs 15 feet ----- so it's really kind of unreasonable to to expect that entire length to run flat.
Option A:
- relief cuts
Option B - replace Top rail.
- I think I'd look for a different grain pattern, and install an 8 and 7 foot length.
More of a carpentry question than a woodworking question ---- but guys ---- I'm rusty.
My "new" place has a nice 15x20 deck on it.
There's some problems with the wood, though.
The wood used on a top cap rail (lays flat) is bowing. Whoever built the deck, did it with nails and bad wood.
Here's what the grain of the cap rail looks like.
The rail bows. The last 5 feet of a 15' rail curves up toward the sky. One side of the rail bows up roughly 6 inches ---- yanking nails out with it.
I suppose I can get out the circular saw and do some relief cuts.
The rail runs 15 feet ----- so it's really kind of unreasonable to to expect that entire length to run flat.
Option A:
- relief cuts
Option B - replace Top rail.
- I think I'd look for a different grain pattern, and install an 8 and 7 foot length.
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