Comment on I pressure washed, swapped out the rotten pieces and repainted a deck railing

SassyRamen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Thanks.

  Well, it’s all held together by screws. I just remove the rotten piece and use that as a template for a new one and then painted it all to match.

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  • SassyRamen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You mean to tell me the new pieces are made from scratch? 😳 Good job OP

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    • toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not trying to undermine the job, but fortunately the posts are not carved, you can just cut decorative pieces to size

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      • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah, pretty straightforward job. As long as things are held together with screws - preferably stainless with a Torx head - they’re easy to both assemble and take apart.

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    • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Well yeah, they’re just planks. Mostly I just cut them to length, but for some I traced the more complex silhouette onto the new piece and then cut it out with a combination of circular and reciprocating saw. Pretty straightforward job, to be honest.

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      • SassyRamen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        For you straight forward job, for me straight to the E.R. we are not the same 😏

        Idc how easy it is, I’m still impressed xD

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    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not trying to discredit OP’s great work in the slightest, but those post caps are just two square pieces of wood stacked on top of each other and painted to match. 😆

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    did you spend much of the project muttering “screw you!” to yourself?

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