Do you want to create a dry space below your deck? This article shows you how to make that happen. In This Article: Deck ...

Be sure to apply a modern tape on top of your deck joists before installing the decking. The tape minimizes water infiltration into the joists where the fasteners connect the decking to the joists.

The tape is designed to seal around the shaft of a deck nail or screw. Jeff might be able to salvage all his current lumber. He might be able to flip over the joists.

Repairing and stopping this type of water damage to deck joists that were not protected with joist tape really isn’t possible after the fact unless you were to remove the deck boards and start ...

Q: Our 35-year-old house has a 7-foot cantilevered deck on the top floor -- about 25 feet above ground level. The untreated fir joists feel solid but have large black areas on the sides ...

Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...