High Salal Deck

I worked  for a couple of months high up on an ocean cliff redecking a multilevel, curved deck. The decking was rotten but, aside from a few necessary repairs, the framing was in pretty good shape. 

I used 2x6 cedar that had been sanded on all 4 sides. All cut sides of the wood get a pass with a roundover bit on the router to soften all the edges.

The deck was originally designed and built with integrated benches, planters and stairs. Much of that framing needed to be rebuilt, but the design was so gorgeous that it was easy to work on.

We use a herring bone pattern for all of our joints. Mitered joints inevitably open up after a few years and end up looking rough. Over the 30 years that the deck has been there, the arbutus trees had begun to encroach on both the decking and framing.  There were a few changes to be made to accomodate the larger trees.