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Ipe deck: preoil, glue vs. grace???

jallengarry
10 years ago

Hello,

Ready for an IPE build. I have learned a ton here so for so thanks for that! I had a few questions about prestaining the board as I've seen some conflicting advice on that. What are the pro and cons?

Also I see the Anchor Seal is not popular here. So would I just stain my cut ends before putting them down?

Last, I see John has mentioned he glues his boards down. Not for strength but to protect them from water. Would Grace Vycor on the joists be a decent substitute for this? I was thining then I could get the board up later if needed. Or do you guys think the Grace is overkill?

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