I liked the idea of having the adhesive perpendicular to the board to allow draining but the concrete has to slope. If the water pools it may over time degrade the adhesive. Maybe look into marine grade epoxy or adhesive.
I'm a retired master carpenter, I wish I had the tools and materials that is out today.. I retired about 20 years ago.. I can only imagine How much easier it would have been.. Back in the day, it didn't matter that you were a master or learning, framing and general construction is what you mainly did.. If I had a dollar for every deck I built, Lot's of dollars, LOL.. Thank you for sharing.. As an old dog now, I still love learning new methods and seeing the progress of the tools and how much easier it is to do our trade then it was during my time... After a long day of swinging a hammer, I was tired and ready to sleep..
I have used liquid nails products for years for commercial work and at home. Done correctly with suitable conditions it should last a lifetime. Glue and screw is very effective.
Glue and screws are so effective my father swore he would never do it again upon a kitchen remodel when he had to take apart glued and screwed sheathing off the floor that he installed years ago
Damn right at the end you pull the bit out and the top hits the decking while vacuuming I saw it 😂 Done it a million times on other projects but great job
It seems ok, but my only meh part of it is the screw has nothing to bite into. Maybe force some plastic in the hole, glue it than screw just so it can bite down?
Flat shims where you put the screws and not press too much on the glue. That way it will dry and let some flexibility instead of getting crushed by the screw and prevent the water to drain properly.
I am Sure it will hold up for a Number of years. But, over time, it Might need to be fixed. Since concrete expands and contracts and can hold moisture too. the Liquid Nail/Adhesive over time Might become Brittle or just break down due that. Making the Board become Loose, While also loosing up the Screw that was drilled into it as well. But, really Hard to Say How Long it will Last. Could be a Year could be 100 years. Just Don't Know when.
Good job, I think with the glued boards, and the glue under each nail, that deck will last for years to come. Might even be too difficult to replace haha.
That concrete slab would be completely against the rules here. It is not isolated, not probably sealed and too high which makes the threshold wrong and is the reason you have to "cheat" with the Decking panel. I also think that the boards are too close to the building- WPC does still expand quiet a bit in the sun, especially when it is that dark
Based on what I've read about Fuze It Max, I would say it will be fine and I'd be confident with it holding for a long time. My first thought would've been some sort of landscape construction adhesive. Sometimes you just gotta make an educated guess unless you know someone who has done it and witnessed the outcome many years later lol.
Why not just build a low deck over top of the concrete probably would’ve been cheaper with the labor but I agree with another comment depending where you are i.e. what state cold winters are going to do damage on that
I believe he would have to chip the concrete down in this scenario in order to make it work because there's only an 1" it looks like much simpler less time consuming and no giant mess to clean up
Call Liquid Nails ... Speak with their tech department and ask them if your adhesive is going hold. They will ask you: what is the relative humidity of your concrete? What is the pH? Environmental factors? What type of Surface preparation did you do before applying adhesive? Then they will give you their opinion
If you have ever used those screws you would know it has two different thread sizes on them and the only way it got buried is if there was tension, which means he drilled an adequate size hole that the threads touched the outside of the hole. Even if it’s only in the deck board, it’s keeping the rest of the boards from moving and once the glue sets up it will have a substantial hold on the board and screw. Don’t see anything wrong w this application.
@@bvictory5698 if the concrete hole is oversized, which is what it looks like, then the cortex screw is just going to pull through the deck board and sit in the concrete hole ineffectively. at best the glue is holding the screw in the concrete which is pretty pointless since he glued the board down anyway.
Hi maybe you can help, we have a 18 by 35 backyard. should we do deck, concrete, pavers or grass. which would be most cost saving, we spent to much money on the interior of the house and about broke now😅😅, from your experience. We live in nyc so 4 season. I was thinking low profile decking, but would I have to lay concrete before decking or can I just lay decking over the exiting mud
Only concrete you would need for a new deck would be the piers at each post. Local codes have specifications for how deep the piers have to be and how the post can be attached to it. But never lay your joists straight onto the ground, they'll rot out quicker than a meth addicts teeth. Decks can get expensive, especially if it has to have a railing and if you go with composite. Depending on the pavers you go with the cost could be about the same as the deck or way more expensive, there's a lot of variation price with those. Grass is your cheapest upfront but water, fertilizer, mowing (ie gas and blades), ect... as well as the labor to keep up with can be more expensive and demanding long term. Artificial turf is also an option, the upfront cost would probably be similar to the patio but you don't typically have the maintenance cost down the road, however, it can get pretty hot on the feet during hot days. At the end of the day it's up to you, the homeowner, to decide what you would like and what you think you can live with best.
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