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DaveR
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Initially Posted - 03/14/2007 : 08:47:19

I need to replace the deck wood on my dock and would like to know what type wood others have used and why. I've looked in to cedar, yellow pine, treated, and composite decking. I have many questions. Is the cedar that splintery? Should I really worry about the environmental issue with treated planks? What about bare feet on treated? Does the composite hold up and not warp? Would appreciate anyones input that's been there, done that! Thanks

Dave Robbins
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 03/14/2007 : 10:16:23

At my age wood selection is based on one element - do I have to remove the dock every year when the lake freezes over. In my case the answer is a definate yes. So, weight is a huge issue. Cedar is nice and light and works well as a deck surface. I have it on my house deck and have not had any particualr splinter problems. It's also light and will last a long time, but requires periodic maintenance and is expensive.

Composit decking will last forever and requires little or no maitenance but is verrry heavy. In my opinion unsuitable for a dock that has to be removed every season. It is also more expensive than cedar.

I used treated lumber on my dock because it will last a long time with only periodic maintenance if any at all, is fairly light in eight foot sections when dried out, has few if any health issues and is cheaper than both cedar and composit materails.

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 03/15/2007 : 13:10:25

Thanks for the advise Al. Not sure if I'll go with the treated or cedar, going back to Lowes to look them over one more time.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 03/15/2007 : 13:55:35

Hi Dave,

I enjoyed the tour of your site, thanks loads and good luck with your new boat.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 03/15/2007 : 17:54:36

Al,
Why in the world would you have to remove the dock every year? I've been in Florida all my life but still... I never heard of any such thing. If the lake freezes over the only part in the water is the piers. If you remove the deck I would think the piers would start to migrate and then your deck would not go back together. Please enlighten me.

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Response Posted - 03/15/2007 : 18:26:58

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben - FL
 Why in the world would you have to remove the dock every year?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

One reason might be the ice. This is an excerpt from an article in last weeks local paper...

Freakish freeze: Ice floes push lakeshore

"An odd sight greeted Mark Weber when he got to work Monday at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. At the end of the memorial's gardens along the Lake St. Clair shoreline, a six-foot chunk of concrete seawall had been impaled between foot-thick shards of ice and tossed like a toy atop a stack of giant pale blue ice cubes.

All along the shore, there were similar piles of what looked like giant plates of glass, carelessly arranged and up to 15 feet high..."

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 03/16/2007 : 14:37:12

Thanks Val,
When I started frequenting this forum and saw OLarryR's and Frank Hopper's sites (just to name a couple of the best) I knew I had to take a whirl at one. It's a lot of fun.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 03/16/2007 : 17:31:50

Don is correct. Ice movement is a major problem in the spring. I have seen it move 6x6x6 log and rock crib piers several hundred feet. My dock would never survive.

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 03/16/2007 : 23:27:00

wow, one more reason to like Florida!

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