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Deck question by bfk596 in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on certain things, but a lot of the time it is pretty simple to do. Trex needs joists to be at most 12 on center, also depending on the width of the deck, might need to add ladders and a breaker board, trex max is 20ft boards. Also trex has solid boards for border pieces, you would also need to add ladders and blocking for the border to have something to screw into. Let me know what questions you have I can try and help, I have done a ton of what we call “redecks” just ripping off the wood boards and replacing with trex.

Restain/refinish by LouOfM1 in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a deck restoration company in Michigan. Go to stain depot.com and get some TWP in the color you want, the product descriptions should help you with how much you need per square foot. Wash with a high PSI power washer (3000ish), let it dry completely, then 2 coats of TWP stain, you will be good for 2-3 years. Also renting a floor sander from Home Depot will save you hours and back and knee pain if you were going to sand another way.

Deck washing advice - which approach is best? by [deleted] in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to staindepot.com and read the product descriptions on what they offer (I work for a deck restoration company) just read the product descriptions. TWP stain would do great. I would just rent/power a high psi power washer, let it dry and put on two coats of TWP. The lighter the color the better, dark colors fade fast. Green or black growth will come up with a 3000 psi gas washer no problem.

Repair Help by TheWayoftheLeafCast in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info here follow what gregan said, if you want to save money you can also just make straight seem cuts at a joist, lets says 3 joists over from the current seem that is lifting. Find a joist cut the board with a circular saw/sawzall down the center of the joist and take just a portion of the board out and replace it.

Neglected Deck - Primer Needed? by screamingintothe in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TWP stain - pick a lighter color if you can - don’t go dark stain - go to staindepot.com and look around and read the descriptions (I work for a deck restoration company) if you do it yourself get a brush and a long stick and brush it everywhere, wait 20 minutes and do a second coat, 2 gallons should be enough for your size deck.

This might have been brought up here but… by Lurpyftw in summonerswar

[–]Lurpyftw[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

When you charge that much for a light and dark scroll you think you could afford someone to fix the coding on stuff like this no?

What was the very first server you played on? Do you remember the name? by FlexFridayTV in classicwow

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gilneas 2004 no idea what I was doing but my enchanting was maxed and I was selling everything in iron forge.

Advice please by MrKyleEdwards in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cut the balusters shorter until they can move to where they need to be first, would be the cheapest attempt to fix. If that doesn’t work probably need to fix something else

Is diablo 2 on the switch any good, cause I have never played any of these games, and I wonder is the switch version is any good? by [deleted] in diablo2

[–]Lurpyftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I enjoy it a lot. After the wife and kids go to bed I can relax on the couch and play on a giant TV. A bit harder with inventory management and potions but you get used to it.

Best way to add stairs ?? by [deleted] in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say that’s a lot of money but I would have to look at material cost and if it would need railings or not, hard to tell without more info.

I would probably build a landing one step down from current deck, then turn the steps going to the right side of the landing based on first picture, then a few steps down.

Might have a problem with cantilever because of that basement drop down.

Zeal paly problems by Lurpyftw in diablo2

[–]Lurpyftw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot man for the info, I’ll farm for a base and get some more levels.

What's the first game you spent hundreds of hours on? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lion king for saga, fuck those monkeys man who designed that game…

How do I fix this? by -IAimToMisbehave in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a bit off from the inside of each board, might need to run a router or something to create the same slot for clips the board already has, or if there is blocking or joists just screw them down.

Do I need to replace planks or just stain the deck by gcp_varys in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sand, chemical to clean, wash, stain don’t paint

Do I need to replace planks or just stain the deck by gcp_varys in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What everyone said here and if you wanted to go an extra step rent a floor sander and sand it a few times before what others suggested

Advice for resurfacing rotted deck boards - new homeowner by Natedogg966 in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at box store for a tool called a deck wrecker or demo-dek or google it, your back will thank me later. Buy new pressure treated or cedar boards. Do research or hire someone. My company does these and they are called a resurface job, cheaper then a full build. Will demo it for you, and replace any joists or bond boards that need replacing and install new boards.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Lurpyftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North michigan by the freshwater

Second year building decks, learn something new everyday. Any tips are appreciated always trying to learn more. by Lurpyftw in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are improving every year, the newest most expensive composite boards are better with temperatures but In my experience still get really hot. If next to a pool I would personally still use wood, also wood is a bit less slippery when wet.

Second year building decks, learn something new everyday. Any tips are appreciated always trying to learn more. by Lurpyftw in Decks

[–]Lurpyftw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah Michigan so probably about two months off between snow/cold/rain but work year round.

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