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Hi @JacobZ, It looks like pre-drilling with a countersink has taken care of most of the cracking, but our carpenter has had a look and was frustrate ...

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Hi @JacobZ, Thanks very much for contacting Simpson. The majority of the cracks are at screws that are closer than 20mm from the edge, however qui ...

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Hi @MitchellMc, Thanks very much for that. Keen to see what they think. David

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Hi @Dave-1, Thanks very much for your detailed reply. As you can see in the photos, some of the cracks are very small. If our installer refused to ...

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Hi everyone, Thanks very much for your help on my last post. Our carpenter has fixed up a few of the worst areas, but we still have some concerns. T ...

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Hi @EricL, Thanks very much for your suggestions. Replacing all of the cracked boards seems like the best option, although that's about 60 boards on o ...

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Hi @Nailbag, Thanks very much for your advice. The installer has advised that they were drilling pilot holes on the ends, but not in the middle of the ...

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Hi @wooshka, Thanks very much for your reply. Yes, we are a bit disappointed. From far the deck looks nice, but it's a bit of a mess up close, and the ...

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Hi @David10, If your carpenter is predrilling and countersinking the screws, regardless of how dry the timber is, they should not split unless the s ...

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Afternoon @David10 In all the times I have used merbau decking it has split on my twice, and thats because I was going to close to the edge on purpos ...

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Hi @David10 I showed these photos to a registered builder mate of mine and he confirmed the main issue is that the screws have been installed to cl ...

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Good Morning @David10 Thats a pain to deal with  Going forward I would be replacing the boards ( I do have the same thoughts as @Nailbag as to remo ...

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Morning @David10 The benefit of pilot holes as you may know is to both stop wood from splitting and provide a much more secure bond of the top mate ...

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I wonder if the screws are too close to the edge? We've just done our deck and while we pre-drilled (hardwood joists) and pre-countersunk, we also kep ...

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Hi @David10, I'm really sorry to hear about the issues with your new decking. Replacing the affected boards is likely the best solution to ensure ...

Kind of a Big Deal

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Hi @David10 To see this so widespread in Merbau is very unusual. My best guess is that the splits are a result of insufficiently sized pilot holes ...

Getting Established

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Hi @JacobZ, It looks like pre-drilling with a countersink has taken care of most of the cracking, but our carpenter has had a look and was frustrate ...

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Hi @Dave-1, Thanks very much for your detailed reply. As you can see in the photos, some of the cracks are very small. If our installer refused to ...

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Hi everyone, Thanks very much for your help on my last post. Our carpenter has fixed up a few of the worst areas, but we still have some concerns. T ...

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Hi @EricL, Thanks very much for your suggestions. Replacing all of the cracked boards seems like the best option, although that's about 60 boards on o ...

Getting Established

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Hi @Nailbag, Thanks very much for your advice. The installer has advised that they were drilling pilot holes on the ends, but not in the middle of the ...

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Hi @wooshka, Thanks very much for your reply. Yes, we are a bit disappointed. From far the deck looks nice, but it's a bit of a mess up close, and the ...

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Hi Community, We've just had our deck redone and we've noticed a lot of cracks in the merbau where the screws are. Our carpenter has completed about ...

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