How To Replace Part Of A Deck Board 

The only thing I would add is that you might have suggested that viewers doing this operation purchase a can of "Cut and Seal" (at Depot) so they can "pressure treat" all the freshly cut surfaces to protect against water damage. :-) Thanks for the video!

So happy to have found this video. The deck board that I need to replace runs under the railing posts. Some contractors have told me I need to take off the whole railing to replace that board. And I thought of the same idea but was unsure if it was sound.

Thank you, I'm using this technique with great success. With regard to removing the old screws, I found that I had to clear the hole in the middle of the screw as they were full of rubbish from years of weather. Once clear I then used a small ratchet with the right bit. The key thing was to initially try to tighten the screw, seems counter intuitive but it breaks the seal. After that it was a case of loosening with the ratchet and then a powered driver. This worked for about 99% of the screws and saved a lot of drilling out.

Nice video. Clear images and directions. One important for - put the cupped side of the wood down, so the rain doesn't accumulate in the rain. This causes the wood to split, which is why i must replace the boards. I still need ideas on how to remove the old NAILS hiding down the boards.

It's good advice for someone who only has pieces of scrap deck wood and cannot afford to buy new wood, but if you can afford it, you should replace the entire board.

Nice technique that I will be using to repair my deck. Thank you for sharing and take care!

Pry up the end of the board, and use a speed square and circular saw to cut it straight at the middle of the joist. Fast and accurate.

How did you cut the wood what is particular name of saw you have used.thanks

Awesome. No stone unturned, through! Thank you so very much.

All the keyboard rangers are saying replace the whole board but if there are people who doesn't have a big car to bring the whole long board from a store ? what should they do then

Useful to see how you did it. I liked the use of off-cuts for bracing. It might be time consuming but when time's your own and wood costs $3.60 per linear foot, it's good economy. Thanks. P.S. Aug 2021. See many comments criticising this video. Seek professional content / advice.

This was super helpful! Thanks for posting!

Hauling a whole board is hard; that is why I opt to use this method.

Excellent. I really can use this. Thanks.

Excellent video !!!!!! I really like this video!😊😊😊 Thank You

Excellent instructions!

someone got a new ryobi set !!!

Very clear. Thanks!

You don't know what you're doing. Your blocking has the grain running the wrong way and will split with weight on t

Thanks I'm doing mine tomorrow bit I have to replace a entire slab.

Great Explanation! Thanks!

That board didn’t need replaced.

Half-assery at it's finest. Well done

Extreme novice here, please name your tools. I don't have that cutting tool. Similar technique to replacing patches of drywall.

This is pretty bad advice. At $1.50 per linear foot for cedar, and less for pressure treated wood, first you should go ahead and replace the whole board. Then, buy the right tools, like a compound miter saw and circular saw. Or at least use a straight edge with the jigsaw so you get straight cuts. Next, if you're sistering the joist, you need to sister horizontally. Those sisters will just break off in a few years and someone will fall through. Unfortunately RU-vid allows people to represent bad information like they are experts.

Dude, just replace the whole board. You could have been done in 5 minutes and it would have been better supported. A whole board is like 10 bucks!

Good video, thank you.

I was thinking this was a good idea until I saw this video. Lol

What kind of machine you used to cut the wood?

Thanks.

This video is a joke right This is absolutely the worst video I’ve seen on RU-vid. Screwing into the end grain of your blocking 👎🏼

Excellent

They put screws in my deck boards, over the years the screws heads have rusted & broken off, the ENDS near the house the board shakes when walked on, is this how I would repair that board? I know I will have to add extra wood because of the 3 screw holes.

"The deckboard that I will be replacing."

WARNING: IF YOU REALLY NEED DECK REPAIRED WATCH SOMETHING ELSE!!! WATCH ONLY FOR COMEDIC ENJOYMENT!!! DO NOT WATCH TO LEARN ANYTHING EXCEPT WHAT NOT TO DO!!! UNLESS OF COURSE YOUR TRYING TO MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH!!! Sorry Buddy but you should’ve watched a DIY video (from someone whom actually knows what they’re doing) first... Now people that don’t know any better are going to copy all the mistakes you’ve made... In return those people as a whole will become dumber and worse off from when they started..! Rated E for Effort

Great job !!!

You didn't mention the type of saw used to cut the board!

In the time you spent messing around with cutting out a small section, I could have replaced the entire board. You’ve gotta weigh material cost vs time value of your labor, and of course final results. Also, looks like that deck is short on proper maintenance overall. And get the proper tools. A reciprocating saw isn’t used to make finish cuts, lol.

I don't know what I just watched.

All that time spent... should have just replace the whole board..... structural strength!!

Replce the whole board!!

awesome

Enlightening.

well, that's one way to do it.

pretty sure those horizontal screws he drilled into the makeshit joists will shear and somebodys foot is going through that "repair"

Small defects in decking like these can be fixed with exterior wood preservative and wood filler. Bondo has a 2 step product. Elmers product is highly rated.

pretty much everything done incorrectly in this video. blocking to support ends was installed in wrong orientation for starters - these will split and become a safety hazard. why not pull up whole 2x6 and replace? i see this type of cheapo DIY repair all the time in decks that i overhauled / replaced. that said, the guy is pretty clear in what he says.

this video is not about deck boards. it is about delivering content for idiots who cant fogure out how to cut wood rofl

Are you kidding me?!!! If your not gonna replace the whole board why wouldnt you cut it so its supported on both ends by the actual joists. Amateur hour. I’ll never get this 11 minutes back.

Thanks for posting such a helpful video..u rock :)

Let people know the drill bit size you used and that the saw was a reciprocating saw. Good job just a bit more detail needed.

By u a speed square

When it the longest length length board you can buy, and it's only bad at the seam. Why not !

Until you step on those make shift braces and they drop down.

Replace them all. Then stain the boards.

Thank you so much!

Secretly narrated by Jonah Hill.

Just replace the whole board. Now I know what not to do.

Can’t you just replace the entire board??

thank you so much

Sorry but that seemed like a pointless exercise 🤷‍♂️🇬🇧

Did you cut the wood with your teeth?

No offence, but that's one of the worst jobs I've ever seen. Assume this guy isn't a professional. Firstly I wouldn't have replaced the board, it seemed to have no rot. If the board did need replacing then just replace the whole board. The cuts were not straight. The supports were not at all straight and using endgrain to screw the boards into etc etc etc....

OMG WTF did I just watch

What an atrocity, my eyes are bleeding. What did that deck do to deserve that?

Listen.... replace the full length board. Its actually easier and you wont lose strength.

Even i know this is bad advice. If you don't want to replace the whole board then cut it at the joist so the ends will be sitting on the joist. Not on some hack wood piece. Dude.....

Beginners, do not do this. Terrible workmanship.

I am dumber now.for having watched this video

Waste of time,just replace whole board

That method didn’t make any sense at all because all you had to do is go to the center of both joist and cut the wood out. Then take a measurement and replace the wood. Screwing scrap pieces of wood next to the joists really isn’t good way of doing that simply because you could make that area of the deck weak because you screwed scrap pieces of wood into both joist and over time people will step in that area weakening that spot and could possibly fall through there. And you should never screw into joist because that would definitely weaken them over time in the same area which would create a more bigger problem than the one you already had in the beginning. The method you showed people in this video is incorrect and looks like something a jackleg carpenter would do. That method is very dangerous. I’m not saying this in a disrespectful manner towards you but in hopes that no one gets hurt trying to do it that way.