Greg Cuetara
09-06-2008, 10:20 PM
I am in the process of rebuilding and installing a deck behind my house. I have narrowed the choices down to Western Red Cedar or White Cedar. I have ruled out the composites...mostly due to the cost but also the fact that they are not really not no maintenance. I am upgrading from PT so I think either cedar will be a major upgrade.
I was told that WRC has more rot resistant properties but not sure if there is a real big difference or if it is just the look. White vs Red etc. I am actually thinking about staining it to match the house so the color doesn't really make a difference.
I am also looking at some sort of hidden fastener system. I looked at the deckmaster products today at the local lumberyard and they had a price of $388 for a box of 100. If I look on the deckmaster website they sell the same box for $300 with free shipping. I would like to support the local yard but hard to do that when the price is that much more. I asked the guy why it was more and he couldn't answer me. I also saw the tiger claw system that Home Deposit has which is probably about the same price. Any other suggestions out there for hidden fastener systems or where to buy them?
Thanks,
Greg
I was told that WRC has more rot resistant properties but not sure if there is a real big difference or if it is just the look. White vs Red etc. I am actually thinking about staining it to match the house so the color doesn't really make a difference.
I am also looking at some sort of hidden fastener system. I looked at the deckmaster products today at the local lumberyard and they had a price of $388 for a box of 100. If I look on the deckmaster website they sell the same box for $300 with free shipping. I would like to support the local yard but hard to do that when the price is that much more. I asked the guy why it was more and he couldn't answer me. I also saw the tiger claw system that Home Deposit has which is probably about the same price. Any other suggestions out there for hidden fastener systems or where to buy them?
Thanks,
Greg