Results 1 to 21 of 21
Thread: NSR New deck in ski area
-
04-10-2006, 02:33 PM #1
NSR New deck in ski area
Ive got a big deck with duradeck on it. Whistler so its got a bunch of snow on it in winter. The duradeck got punctured so I've got to redo an area. I figure i might have to redo all the surface once i cut up the duradeck.
Assuming the floorjoists are ok Im going to put on new plywood. Using treated spruce; good one side, tongue-in-groove. Holy cow that stuff costs a fortune but that's another bitch for another time.
I was thinking of just redoing the deck with duradeck but then someone told me about this roll-on deck-coat which is basically a latex type material you roll on. You use cloth tape on the plywood seams then roll on this stuff over it. It works in north van which is very rainy.
BUT the hardware store guys in Whistler say this roll-on deck-coat is finicky and is hard to put on and duradeck is still the best.
So i turn to TGR. Someone here must have redone a deck/balcony. Any hints? Product names? Is that deck-coat stuff really bad? Is Dura-deck still the go-to stuff.
and an as aside , the hot-water heater tank went so I've got to replace that too. ggrrrrr - lucky the water spillage was minimal. Well at least its not like its snowing hard.
-
04-10-2006, 02:46 PM #2
Lee-
I had to re-cover my deck last summer. I used a PVC Vinyl called ArmorDeck. Its guarranteed for 10 yrs. PM sent with name & number of the local dealer.
TSecurity is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
-
04-10-2006, 03:16 PM #3
If you want it to last forever, I'd recommend the recycled plastic decking. I have it on my dock and its pretty good. Better traction then wood, no maintenance and of course it last forever. Downside is its very heavy, and pliable requiring a 14-16 inch span.
-
04-10-2006, 03:22 PM #4
lee- if you have gas: put in an on demand type heater. You'll be much happier with that.
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
-
04-10-2006, 03:25 PM #5
Trex. Try it... it feels good on your toes....
-
04-10-2006, 03:31 PM #6Originally Posted by LeeLau
-
04-10-2006, 03:37 PM #7
I like the Trex stuff, but it still looks fake and it fades over time (getting better though). My neighbor just did his deck with Tiger wood, it looks great and wears like iron. The down side is you have to oil it and the shit is so dense it takes 2 days for the oil to soak in. Fortunately, they claim you only need to oil it every 4 years.
-
04-10-2006, 03:42 PM #8
Ipe is another great Tropical Hardwood (if you can get it,) but man.... think of the deforestation.
-
04-10-2006, 03:48 PM #9
Go with a tankless water heater. You'll be glad you did.
The older I get, the better I was.
-
04-10-2006, 04:03 PM #10
Why the tankless water heater? How would it work? Sorry for the dumb question but Im just trying to figure out how the hot water would be stored and heated then?
graeme - what's the brand name of that stuff your dad used? It sounds so easy to put on unlike farting around with Duradeck and staples and cutting etc.
Trex sounds cool but i should have mentioned its a balcony above a garage - not a floor deck. I'll need it to be non-water permeable
-
04-10-2006, 04:15 PM #11
Cold water is passed over big ass gas burner which only ignites when hot water faucet is turned on. No Hot water tank to keep warm 24/7 for the ~20 minutes a day that you actually ever need hot water. Water runs hot almost as quickly as it would from tank. Maintenance is little more expensive but then there's no 50 gallon tank to leak as they always eventually do.
Most of Europe use them. Often in form of combination boilers that also provide hot water for central heating circuit.
-
04-10-2006, 04:18 PM #12Registered User
- Join Date
- Oct 2003
- Posts
- 8,887
Originally Posted by TippsterElvis has left the building
-
04-10-2006, 04:29 PM #13
we used treated 2x6s and our deck is going on its 10th year with no maintinence and Alaskan Summers winters and even a volcano erruption. We have red cedar trim that we stain every other year but thats all we do and the deck is great.
Its not that I suck at spelling, its that I just don't care
-
04-10-2006, 04:35 PM #14Originally Posted by PNWbrit
-
04-10-2006, 04:57 PM #15
-
04-10-2006, 05:06 PM #16
-
04-10-2006, 05:19 PM #17Originally Posted by cj001f
-
04-10-2006, 05:32 PM #18Originally Posted by PNWbrit
I found out more about the deck coat. I still don't know the name but it has to be warm to use it and I dont' really want to wait till July to do it so may just go with vinyl decking or Armordeck. I'm going to price out the 60mm deck stuff.
-
04-10-2006, 06:21 PM #19Originally Posted by LeeLau
For some reason there's a bunch of contractors in the Yellow pages who do nothing but install hot water tanks. Basically an installed tank for the cost of a tank.If you have a problem & think that someone else is going to solve it for you then you have two problems.
-
04-10-2006, 06:28 PM #20Originally Posted by Snow Dog
-
04-10-2006, 06:51 PM #21Originally Posted by LeeLauIf you have a problem & think that someone else is going to solve it for you then you have two problems.
Bookmarks