I will be laying a new deck on old hardwood joists, the joists are pretty sound and I recon there is between 6 and 10 years left in them. However, I don't want to contaminate the new deck in any way from any residual wet rot (even though I will be treating the joists) I was thinking about plastic DPM between the boards and joists but am wary of moisture being retained under the boards, does any one have any cheap alternative to this that would allow a small air gap?
Laying new deck on old joists
Apr 26, 2010
3 Replies
If the new boards are treated then it shouldn't be a problem surely? Strip old ones, give the joists a good dose of wood treatment and screw on the new boards. That's what I'd do anyway.
Adding DPM or something would make it worse IMO - trap the damp as you say.
Darren
On 26 Apr, 22:21, dmc@puffin. (D.M.Chapman) wrote
All the same just to be sure I think I may nail down some nylon rope on the joists.
Cheers
Martin
put slightly wider wood over the hardwood and under the decking, like old pallet wood, thatd slow the rot getting up and dry things a bit more ?
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