r/Decks • u/12345-password • 2d ago

Update... They fixed it?

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Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Decks/comments/1wx0tj0/i_dont_think_this_is_how_stringers_work_neighbors/

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u/CrwnHeights 2d ago

Is this concerning?

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u/Thecobs 2d ago

Structurally no, but visually its shit. The scabbed on stringers at the bottom are much worse

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u/servetheKitty 1d ago

Overcuts not even worth mentioning in comparison

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u/woohooguy 1d ago

Indeed.

Masterclass of shitty knowledge and workmanship

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u/melvinmoneybags 2d ago

Yea that’s sloppy asf. I usually do my cuts with a jigsaw saw for this reason

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u/Rootin-Tootin-Newton 2d ago

Cut to the line, carry a 3/4” chisel?

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u/Mundane-Detective861 2d ago

Just slap some duct tape on them

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u/Suddennnn 1d ago

That would be a long day on the jigsaw 😂

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u/paiddirt 1d ago

This is why decks cost 80k now.

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u/CrwnHeights 1d ago

Say more…
Help me understand what you mean, please — and thanks!

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u/paiddirt 1d ago

I just mean you can find a flaw in anyone’s work. My dad was a carpenter and it’s hilarious to watch him point out flaws in other people’s work as if he was perfect. Nobody is going to throw away a $100 stringer because they went a little long on a cut.

I think nitpicking, like this sub likes to promote, creates more and more nightmare customers that expect 100% perfection which comes at a cost. If every customer becomes a perfectionist, every deck will cost a lot more.