How to Cut Boards Out of a Deck

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Get the latest Flash player.

Showing 1-5

Part of the video series: Deck Repair

How to Lay Replacement Deck Boar...

How to Prepare a Deck for Sandin...

How to Tighten Wood Deck Screws

Using Demolition Tools for Deck ...

Using Recycled Redwood for Deck ...

Add to My Playlist What is a playlist?

Summary: Cutting out existing wood deck boards is essential for making deck repairs. Find out how to cut out old deck boards using a saw-zaw in this free video.

Views: 1,300 | Tags: repair, diy, online, construction, instructions, how-to, wood, deck

Get the latest Flash player.

Email Video Add to Favorites

About the Expert

Steve Snow Steve Snow has been repairing decks in Cottonwood and Sedona, AZ for 9 years and is the owner of Decks R Us. read more

Hide Comments

Conversations About This Video

Comments
(0 comments)
Questions & Answers
(0 questions) (0 answers)

Be the first to comment on this video.

Have a question about this video topic? Ask our community members and let them share their knowledge with you!

Ask A Question

You must sign in to perform that task.

Log In Now!
Don't have an account? Click here to sign up for FREE!

Sign Up Now!
Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Email Address:

Password:

Confirm Password:

Screen Name:

I would like to receive the Expert Village Video of the Day

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male Female

Country:

Zip/Postal Code:

Enter the letters you see below

What's This?

I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy.

Video Transcript

How to Cut Boards Out of a Deck

Ok this is a continuation of the one board I took out and the ends all bad. It has the nails here and I'm going to cut the board across back here. You don't want to cut the board where there's already a joint, you want to stagger your joints back and forth. So, I'm going to take my cat paw and get my nails out. So, this is where I want to put the joint here. I don't want to take the cat paw and destroy the wood so I want to take up this piece right here. I'll cut right across it but don't cut in either side over here and cut on top of the joist. Ok so your saw will cut only so far across and so deep into your joint here you want to take off so you need your SallZall with a descent little blade and start over on each side to get a the rest of the decking cut. Ok so you take your flat bar and make sure that you don't hurt the other wood. You might want to get another block and put along here. You just raise it up and take it out and then you have a nice even straight across area to put your new decking board in.