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SIKSUKR · 05-01-2007, 10:24 AM

Contrary to what APS posted,I would not build docks totally out of PT if you need to remove them each year.We made that mistake once.They are extremly heavy and it can be backbreaking work.We also tried using PT for just the framing portion and cedar for the decking.Big weight difference.The one problem with aluminum decking is noise.We had a neighbor with alu decking and his kids would run up and down that dock endlessly and it made a very annoying racket.Some things to think about.

05-01-2007, 10:24 AM	#17
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Contrary to what APS posted,I would not build docks totally out of PT if you need to remove them each year.We made that mistake once.They are extremly heavy and it can be backbreaking work.We also tried using PT for just the framing portion and cedar for the decking.Big weight difference.The one problem with aluminum decking is noise.We had a neighbor with alu decking and his kids would run up and down that dock endlessly and it made a very annoying racket.Some things to think about. __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 05-02-2007 at 10:14 AM.