Deck Problems - Wood Rot

Water has made the wood around this screw rot.

Wood rot occurs on a deck when face screwing or nails are used instead of deck fasteners. As you can see from the close up picture above, water and moisture have penetrated the wood surrounding the screw. The result is the area around the deck screw gets stained and there is a steady decay of the wood around the screw. Once you have wood rot, the cost to repair a deck is immense and expensive. Many people completely scrap their deck and begin anew. Thankfully there is a way to ensure that wood rot does NOT become a problem for you.

How can you prevent wood rot on a deck?

Hidden Deck Fasteners

Installing deck boards using hidden deck fasteners is the best way to ensure that your deck does not end up looking like the one here. Remember, the screw your looking at is one of many. Imagine what your deck would look like if it had wood rot. Since there is a definitive way to avoid this unsightly and unattractive decking problem, doesn't it make sense to make sure that your deck remains as strong and as healthy as possible? After all, if you're going to spend your hard earned money on decking using the right deck tools and hardware just makes perfect sense.