A Moment of Wisdom » Home Improvement http://wallyatkins.com Thoughts from me and my friends. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:42:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Flip Your Old Deck Boards Before Shelling Out for a New Deck http://wallyatkins.com/flip-your-old-deck-boards-before-shelling-out-for-a-new-deck#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://wallyatkins.com/flip-your-old-deck-boards-before-shelling-out-for-a-new-deck#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:22:38 +0000 Wally Atkins http://wallyatkins.com/?p=9 Clever Lifehacker,

What a good idea!  Instead of buying new replacement boards for your deck why not check out the flip side first? The boards are probably just as good looking on the other side as when they were first purchased … and with a little effort (ok, maybe a bit of effort) you could turn that frown upside down by putting the good side right side up!

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Update: I heard from a source that this might not be the best idea after all. The thought is that you should lay the boards with the curve of the grain pointing up because over time the boards may cup and hold water when it rains.

What do you think?

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