PrOjEcT Eight—Decked

An image of a deck board and a screw head in a spot of rot
Decked Our deck boards are pressure treated, much as all of us are, I guess. The finish I applied two years ago is already flaking, especially when I pressure wash them (there is that theme again). In several places the boards have begun to rot, mostly where the deck screws were driven beneath the fragile surface of the board. That was a case of too much pressure, leaning into the cordless drill and failing to notice I’d screwed it up again. Once that tapered head is below the skin, water gathers, and regardless of the chemicals that were forced inside the wood, rot slowly takes hold. Or not so slowly. If I measure in minutes or months, as I tend to, sure, I can’t see any rot. But give me seasons or years or a lifetime, there it is, no matter how much I push back.

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