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John Hyatt ? NW Arkansas Ipe/Garapa help

mikacharlie
14 years ago

I've engaged a builder for a new deck but here in Eureka Springs, AR no one seems to even know about Ipe. I made the mistake of having several hundred sq.ft. of deck/wrap around walk-way porches built last summer with PT and I hate it.

I've read on this forum one should only use a builder w/experience in this type of wood but that will not be possible.

Long miserable reno story but we have lots of decks now but none with direct entry from house so we need this new one aprx. 12x12 plus a stairway leading from front porch.

Oh, and to complicate things here we're governed by the Historic Commission and they insisted NO composite decking.

Isn't the source you recommend too far? And can a builder with no experience in this handle the job?

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