Replace Deck Boards and How To Straighten Bent Wood Planks To Reduce Decking Gap Space

In this video I show how to replace old wood decking with new pressure treated lumber planks. I also show how to minimize any gaps between deck boards by prying the lumber into a tight fitting position. The process is pretty straight forward. The old deck boards have to be removed, in this case I removed a few at a time while adding the new deck planks in order to have a platform to work from. The new PT wood deck boards were secured to the deck framing using stainless steel construction screws and two screws were added to the deck board of every stringer board holding it up. Make sure to watch the other deck rebuild videos in this video series: Video 1: To Rebuild or Replace, Initial Deck preparations    • Should I Rebuild or Replace the Old Deck? ...   Video 2: Install Deck Railing Post =    • How to Install Deck Railing Post In Wood F...   Video 4: Wood Rot Repair =    • How to Repair a Hole From Wood Rot, Fixing...   Video 5: Deck Rail Cap and Corner Joint =    • How To Make a Strong Corner Joint   Video 6: Cable Railing Install (Vid 1) =    • How to Install Cable Railing With A DIY Ra...   Video 7: Installing Cable Railing (Vid 2) =    • Installing Outdoor Cable Railing For A Dec...   Natural wood lumber is not always perfectly straight and this means it can leave gaps between decking boards. This is ok to some degree, but to get the gaps between deck boards as tight as possible I show a trick how to pry the bent planks into a tight fitting position. The key is to find something to create a fulcrum point, or something to use to apply a pry force. If nothing is available a temporary pry board block can be added. A piece of old decking can then be used as a pry bar to push off the block and force the deck board into position. #deckbuild #woodwork #DIY