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"JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. You posted about your new deck, endorsing a material that quite frankly is controversial to say the least. You may influence others to make the same mistake you just did. (sorry about that). If you or anyone posts about a product that I may have some knowledge of or experience with, I feel perfectly entitled to offer an opposing point of view and/or recommendation. (sorry about that). There was absolutely nothing derogatory to you about my post, except how you took it. (sorry about that). Eisboch |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Consumer Union would get more accurate product reviews if they used a dart board. Besides their own testing, they rely heavily on the subscribers filling out questionairs. I know, I was slow sending back one and even after I did submit it, they kept hounding me to complete and send it it. |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:51:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. :) Came out pretty good. Eon decking, unlike Trek and similar composites is 100% plastic. We considered it at one point but were convinced to stick with the composites. Apparently, it is tricky to install properly and tends to "pop" and "squeak" due to a higher thermal expansion coefficient. It also is reported to scratch easily. We were told that most contractors try to advise against it. Not knocking the OP's choice .... just stating our experience for the benefit of others. Research first. I will - thanks for the info. I need to check with my neighbor - who is a good guy by the way - he's just a putz when it comes to DIY. :) |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. Feel free to ignore the schists and discuss boat. |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. The schitts discussing boats? Most of the schitts don't boat. |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago: http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors. Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become almost invisible. |
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On Aug 15, 7:57*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: *Tom: *I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it was a great discussion. BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me? |
A Summary of Today's Posts at rec.boats
JimH wrote:
On Aug 15, 7:57 pm, "Eisboch" wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it was a great discussion. BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me? Is someone ****ing on Reggie...again? Good. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago: http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors. Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become almost invisible What kind of research did you do when you picked this brand? Did you check CR? |
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