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Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
Not if you over lay it across a "pine board" repaired deck. But then again.......If I was repairing a deck, I would just bite the bullet and get it done with the right material. I prefer an aluminum deck with apitong strips in it.
Who wouldn't prefer aluminum, but if I can't afford apitong there's no way I can afford aluminum. I think I will go with 1 1/2 or 2 inch ash. It cost a few hundred more than pine and half the price of apitong. And according to the Janka Hardness scale, its stronger than apitong.