Wellcraft19 t1_ja6hy5z wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:00 AM

Reply to comment by drytoastbongos in Do I need to replace my deck joists? by RobotKevinSpacey

Yup, joist tape should be mandatory to use on any deck project. Especially when using Trek, TimberTech, etc, as very few will ever inspect the joists after deck installation (as the boards last forever - which is not the case for joists that might be poorly protected, or worse, sitting directly in moist soil).

DelayVectors t1_ja7v9gj wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Yep, bought a house with a raised deck, trex boards on top but they didn't even use pressure treated wood for the joists. It's about 10 years old and the top looks great, but I'm going to have to rip the whole thing out. Every other piece of wood besides the decking is mushy and disintegrating. It's infuriating.

drytoastbongos t1_ja8gogl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Realized my contractor installed my new TimberTech deck without joist tape, drives me bonkers. I'm currently debating whether I take the decking up to install or just roll with it.

Wellcraft19 t1_ja8jfp3 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Install now, and you might never have to deal with it. Leave be, and at some time you will have to replace the structure, while the ‘deck’ still looks great. Yet, that’s likely 20+ years out assuming all other boxes were checked.