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- Chisel
- Clear Wood Sealer
- Deck Screws
- Exterior Wood Finish
- Galvanized Nails
- Hammer
- Paintbrush
- Pry Bar with a good nail claw feature
- Screw Gun
- Tape Measure
- Treated Engineered Decking Wood
- Wood Putty for Rotted wood
- First, remove the nails and screws from the decking with the pry bar and hammer.
- Then inspect the joists underneath the decking and look for weak, soft and rotted wood.
- With a hammer and chisel remove the rotted portions of weak wood in the joists underneath.
- Next, apply two thick coats of a sealer to the remaining good wood and let it dry.
- Repair the rotted wood with wood putty let it dry.
- With the engineered decking wood, reinforce the joist as needed to support the new decking.
- Measure the replacement with a tape measure.
- Cut the replacement joist reinforcement with the circular saw.
- Cut replacement treated engineered deck board.
- Attach the new deck replacement to the reinforced joist with a screw gun and nails.
- Corners should be toenailed or hammered in at a forty-five-degree angle.
- Clean the newly repaired deck in preparation for stain.
- Apply the clear wood sealer then let it dry.
- Apply wood stain to match the current color of the deck. Let Dry.
- Enjoy your repaired deck.