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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
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.
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SIKSUKR, is your decking removable. One of the easiest improvements I see that can be made to wooden docks is to make the floor board removable. In my current 8' section I have created 2 4' flooring sections that come off before I take the frame out. Also as I previous mentioned just by shorting the sections a couple of feet you get a section that is easier to handle. My next design comming in a few years will incorporate 6' frame sections, and 3' deck sections, which I believe will be very managable....
Also a note on preasure treated vs. standard kiln dried lumber. While the Kiln dired lumber is lighter, you have to be aware that the kiln dried wood has more up keep to it. It should be stained every year to help fight rott. As opposed to the preasure treated, which I do nothing too, and have sections that are 20+ years old. As for enviormental impact, I wouldn't worry to much the presure treating additives are not as bad as they used to be, and as long as you use pipe legs, the frames are not really in the water that much....well the last couple of years are an excpetion....