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Lets drop some stats.
85 boards
47 cross cuts
700 stainless screws
40 feet of tarp
5 weekends
4 cans of paint
3 trips to the lumberyard
2 rain delays
and 1 finalized inspection.

It’s done!*
*there’s still 3 pieces missing

Broken Thumbs has been really earning that nickname carrying around these heavy Massaranduba boards and positioning them as carefully as he can. His thumbs are still largely intact thanks to the Kreg Deck Jig keeping hammering to a bare minimum.

Much like their other awesome jigs (pockethole jig), the deck jig come with a drill bit and a stop collar, to place holes at the perfect angle and depth to hide these little stainless steel buggers. Stainless steel is the only option when it comes to hardwoods harvested on the back of native pygmies from the Brazilian rain forest. These screws are little and expensive, but they provide much better holding power than nails.

During the decking process, it was also made apparent that the back side of the house would need to be scraped down, primed and painted before the deck covering could obscure the naked stucco. A pressure washer was involved. It’s a long story.

The basket weave pattern meant much less cross cutting, triangulated framing for less bounce, and no butt-joints to warp and twist. It also looks rather good. All that’s left is to sand it all down, seal it two or three times, and or course BBBQ (BYOBB).

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