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Building the Deck, Part II - Wildfire Interiors
I'm finally back with the second part of the deck post. Let's just pick up where we left off last week, which was with a fully assembled deck frame. We used pine for the frame but decided to spring for cedar for the top, since it looks nice and it's naturally moisture resistant (which means it's less prone to twisting, cracking and swelling. Basically it lays flat.) Before attaching them to the joists we went ahead and sealed the backside using Flood CWF-UV. Then it was time t...