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Maybe I'm the odd one out, but I think the whole 'just add more screws' fix for a wobbly deck is a band-aid on a broken leg

I was on a job in Portland last year where the homeowner insisted I just add a box of 3-inch deck screws to a 20-foot section that was sagging, but after pulling off a board I found the main ledger was completely rotted away from a hidden gutter leak.
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skyler_thomas
Saw a video where that exact fix made a deck collapse, scary stuff.
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the_paul
the_paul23d ago
Yikes, my own deck is probably held by hopes and prayers.
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nina735
nina73524d ago
That Portland story gives me chills.
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