Install 1 1/2'' endgrain trim all around the outside.

Run the 1x6 up and down buting up to the bottom of the trim hanging down 1''. J.

John,

I have already installed the 1 1/2" endgrain all around the outside.

I think the look I am going for is more the horizontal running boards. Do you think leaving the 1x6's hanging down 1" or 1 1/2" would be a problem?

Riles

Nawww it looks a lot better than trying to make them flush and the ipe will be way stable enough. You might beval the ends with an orbital. I just dont like the horiontal look ,Ya know every 5 1/2'' seems like more detail to me.

Riles , you could always glue up the the stock to the width you want if you still go leangth ways that would look pretty cool.
Also tightbond has come up with an construstion adhesive that would work real well with the install. I was happy to find the new stuff they must have passed thrugh the green mafia somehow speaking of them fools its a good thing the global warming mith has gone the way of the spotted owl but a shame so much money was spent on it.

Some day you will be done with that thing!!! JonMon

"I was happy to find the new stuff they must have passed thrugh the green mafia somehow speaking of them fools its a good thing the global warming mith has gone the way of the spotted owl but a shame so much money was spent on it".

Next time around, lets all vote in Al "global warming" Gore. Need mo' money, we'll print some more!

Sierr Mon, I could not have said it better my very own self. J.

John,

If we do decide to run them vertical, do you fasten these with one screw in each corner, glue them? Just curious. We are going to put it up each way and then determine which we like.

Thanks,

Riles

I use a griprite 1 1/2'' nailer ( Great air tool I bought the three pack ) and tightbond con adhesive. J.

I did your choice #1, rounded off the ends with a router, glued with construction adhesive and nailed with 2" SS finish nails. Can't wait until it's warm enough to plant some bushes to cover up the rest of the PT.

Weedy,

Yes, that is the look that I was leaning towards. I love the way your deck truned out. Are your rim joists 2x10"? Not sure I am following what you routed? Just the ends where it makes a ninety degree turn or did you route the length of the board?

Riles

Yes, the joists are 2x10, so the fascia goes a couple inches below the bottom of the joist. The routering/rounding was just on the ends, to make a "bullnose" of sorts. I figured that if I mitered the corners they'd gap with the expand/contract cycle, so I just rounded out the edge of the outside board on each corner. Same thing I did with the stair risers, bullnosing over the boards I put along the stringers. And with the bench fascia.

Here's a closer-up view of the stairs that shows it.

Weedyacres, what is your railing made of? It looks like a 2x4 both top and bottom with a 1x4 cap. Could you contact me offline (see my page for link), I have a couple of other questions for you and I see I am doing somethings very similar to you. Looks awesome!!

Thanks, Dean