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   goodwood | Jun 23, 2003 02:52am | #1

   Very nice, Jon. I'm curious, how did you join your horizontals to the posts?

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   WorkshopJon | Jun 23, 2003 11:46pm | #4

   "Very nice, Jon. I'm curious, how did you join your horizontals to the posts?"

   Goodwood,

   A combination of mortise and tenon, doweling and hidden stainless fasteners. Oh, and polyurethane glue.

   Edited 6/23/2003 5:02:53 PM ET by WorkshopJon

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   CAGIV | Jun 23, 2003 02:53am | #2

   Good looking deck, did you use EB-TY or something else, I didn't see no fasteners?

   Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

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   WorkshopJon | Jun 23, 2003 11:51pm | #5

   "did you use EB-TY or something else, I didn't see no fasteners?"

   CAG,

   I forget the exact brand name, but they were ~3' long stamped and perforated steel strips fastened to the joists, then (stainless) screws pasted through them at ~ 15 degree angle into the decking from below. Had to pilot hole every one. Took a few days just to get the decking down.

   BTW, what is EB-TY?

   Jon

   Edited 6/23/2003 5:01:39 PM ET by WorkshopJon

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   CAGIV | Jun 24, 2003 06:40am | #7

   They are little plastic biscuits that you put into the decking to hold it down. 

   Use a biscuit jointer to make a slot or a router and the fastener sits in between 2 boards.

   http://www.ebty.com/home.htmNever be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

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   tkiser | Jun 23, 2003 06:14am | #3

   what was the cost of the material?

   Tim

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   WorkshopJon | Jun 24, 2003 12:00am | #6

   "what was the cost of the material?"

   Tim,

   Mtrls. for the entire deck, including all stainless fasteners almost $10K. No labor charge on my part as it was a favor for a friend (just beer and pizza). BTW, I personally only supplied about a little over a third of the labor, but much direction, and correction (and power tools that still have yet to be returned). "pro's" had started the initial framing. We had to tear a lot off and fix their mistakes.

   Jon