Wood to re-deck a Stepdeck

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  1. Jul 6, 2011 #11
    GrillN

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    According to the Janka hardness scale, ASH is stronger than Apitong.

    Ash- 1320 pounds of force
    Apitong- 1270 pounds of force

    What do you guys think? Anyone using Ash on their trailer(s)?
     
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  3. Jul 6, 2011 #12
    Jumbo

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    Do you have to replace the whole floor or can you get away with doing just part of it right now?
     
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  4. Jul 6, 2011 #13
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    I have to do the entire floor. All the wood is pretty much broken and rotten.
     
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  5. Jul 7, 2011 #14
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    I guess I won't be using Ash after all. When I called today to place the order, they said that they couldn't sell me the quantity that I need at the sale price. But they did try to offer me another more expensive wood! Lumber sales people are sharks just like car salesmen. Lol! So now I'm pretty much stuck with pine (sucks!). I don't know what else to do, I feel like I've exhausted all my options. Anyone have any ideas before I purchase the pine? Thanks
     
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  7. Jul 7, 2011 #15
    07-379Pete

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    Pine will be awful soft and if the cross members are more than a foot apart it wont last long if the trailer stays out in the weather. Another thing pine has way to many knots in it. A knot in the center of two cross members is a hole waiting to happen.
    Poplar would be ok IF it is bone dry then treated good before it is put on the trailer. Thompson's water seal or the like should do the trick and as with the pine the less knot holes the better. If its green lumber it will twist and draw up in less than a year.
     
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  8. Jul 7, 2011 #16
    CondoCruiser

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    Do you drive on the road or local? I got a friend with a portable mill that'll saw white oak dirt cheap. About $300-400.
    Around $1200, I might bring it to you. :) I got a 16' trailer I could haul it on legal.
     
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  9. Jul 8, 2011 #17
    07-379Pete

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    White oak is a good hard wood, but heavy and will rust steel bolts and screws in short order, stainless steel bolts aint cheap.
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2011 #18
    GrillN

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    will the lumber be treated or at least cured and ready for installation?
     
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  11. Jul 9, 2011 #19
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    Got a guy down here selling me 2 inch PT lumber. A little green in color after treatment. What do you think?
     
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  12. Jul 9, 2011 #20
    misterG

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    If your gonna use PT lumber be careful. It will RUST standard bolts, and cause issues with the trailer frame as well.
    Also, using anything less than Hot Dipped Galvanized or Stainless and you will be replacing those fasteners in under a year.



    Next grab the yell pages, and find a mom and pop sawmill. You may get a better deal from them.
     
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