Deck Maintenance and Restoration
A residential deck where the frame had rotted through and exposed live wiring, rebuilt from the structure up and finished with new composite boards.
01Brief
Client Objective
Make the deck safe and rebuild it properly rather than laying new boards over a frame that had already failed.
Construction Approach
Once the boards came up, the frame was found rotted through with a wiring run sitting exposed in the debris. The structure was stripped out completely, the electrical run was dealt with, and a new treated frame was built and wrapped before the composite boards were laid.
Scope of Work
- Removal of the failed deck surface and frame
- Making safe the exposed electrical run
- New treated timber framing
- Protective membrane to the framing
- Composite decking laid, cut and fixed
- Edge trim and finishing to the pool surround
Materials Used
- Treated structural timber
- Composite decking boards
- Joist protection membrane
02Problem and Response
The Challenge
The original frame had failed to the point where it was no longer safe, and there was live wiring running through the failed section.
The Solution
The whole substructure was replaced rather than patched, and the electrical run was made safe before any new framing went in.
03Gallery
Project Photographs
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Before, rotted framing with exposed wiring in the debris
New frame built and wrapped in protective membrane
After, composite boards laid and finished to the pool surround
Additional progress and completion photographs for this project will be added here as they are supplied.
04Comparison
Before and After
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Before
After
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