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Old 10-05-2017, 05:51 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Larry M View Post
For reference, here’s a picture of a core sample from Hobo but it is similar to the deck I was referring to in the previous post. You can see the teak decking then the caulk under it and the fiberglass sub deck over the plywood.
My biggest fear is that when the teak is removed the ply sub-deck will get very weak and floppy, which would mean I'd have to renew the rotten ply core : that could esculate the job into a major deck rebuild costing $$$ and taking months to complete.

I hadn't realised that most of the ply core will be wet because of water perculating down through the screw holes, and after 40 years will be in a very bad state.

Your cores look like they were in very good condition: impressive build quality!
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