Also, delamination and/or rotting wood core in the deck is
detectable without using a moisture meter... actually, cores
can get delaminated from things other than water saturation.



Dave wrote:
If it's just delaminated without being moist, you're looking at a much less
serious problem, methinks.

Why? Delamination is delamination, big reduction of
structural integrity.

If it is due to moisture, then it could be a bigger job to
fix because the you would want to fix whatever let the water
get in, as well as perhaps rebuilding the edges of the cored
area.


... So how ya gonna tell whether the delamination's
due to moisture without using the meter?

When you cut it open to re-laminate it, you'll easily be
able to tell.

The only difference is that if the core is wood, & rotten,
then it will need to be replaced. Foam might be OK to
re-laminate in place.

DSK