Joist and beam protector tape installed on wood deck frame. Colorado Springs

Wood Deck Framing

 

There are two types of pressure treated framing. Both have been chemically treated to resist rot, decay and termites.
Treater Series
  • Treater Series has a limited warranty against warping and is better than #2 grading.
KDAT (Kiln Dried After Treatment)
  • KDAT removes excess moisture and is less prone to shrinking, cupping or warping.
We suggest that all wood framing uses a joist protector tape designed to protect wooden structure from water damage.

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These pictures show the wet and dry pressure-treated framing used in building decks.

Wet pressure treated stair framing. Colorado Springs

1 – Wet pressure-treated framing for deck stairs.

Wood deck frame in wet pressure treated wood. Colorado Springs

2 – Wet pressure-treated framing for a deck.

Deck framing that has been completed using wet pressure-treated KDAT wood. From Decks by Schmillen, your Colorado Springs deck builders.

3 – Wet pressure-treated deck frame as seen from below.

The underside of an elevated deck with a dry pressure-treated deck frame. Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs

4 – Dry pressure-treated framing on a composite deck.

Using flashing and joist protector tape on all wood framed decks will prevent against water damage.

Flashing and joist and beam protector tape installed on a wood deck frame to prevent against water damage. Colorado Springs

5 – Flashing and protector tape installed to prevent against water damage.

Joist and beam protector tape installed on wood deck frame to prevent water damage. Colorado Springs.

6 – Protector tape installed along frame to help prevent water damage.

Joist and beam protector tape installed on wood deck frame. Colorado Springs

7 – Protector installed on joists can be seen on this partially completed deck.

Brown rot occurs in wood framed decks but can be prevented by using a water protector tape on the frame.

Early signs of brown rot on a wood deck frame

8 – The very early visible signs of brown rot.

Signs of brown rot on a wood deck frame mean there's more internal damage on the joists.

9 – Brown rot has become more visible, thus signaling further internal damage to the joists.

Sever brown rot damage on a wood deck frae

10 – Brown rot damage on a wood deck frame that did not have protector tape.

Severe brown rot damage on deck joists with no protector tape

11 – Extensive brown rot damage on deck joists that were installed with no protector tape.

Extensive brown rot damage on a beam from a wood deck

12 – This beam was part of an elevated deck that did not have protector tape.  You can see the extensive damage done by brown rot.

Extensive brown rot under the fascia of a deck

13 – This shows the severity of brown rot that can occur when the wrong material is used for the framing and the fascia is installed incorrectly.

Support Posts

Wood deck support posts are installed so they are not sitting on/in the ground

14 – Supports are installed so that are not sitting on or in the ground.

Wood support post for deck

15 – Support post for a wood-framed deck.