How to Replace Deck Boards the Right Way

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Sometimes just one or two deck boards need to be replaced. Here’s how to properly take out an old wood deck board and put in a new one.

There are a number of reasons you may need to replace a deck board. If you’ve bought a new house with an old deck, you may find that you need to replace a deck board or more. Even on new wood decks, a board or two can shrink or deform so much over a season or two that replacing it might be the best way to achieve uniformity.

Another cause for deck board replacement is the so-called “deck rescue” coatings. In the decks I’ve seen that have had this thick, viscous latex-y paint applied to them, water got through the coating after a period of time and rotted deck boards underneath the coating.

Decks of all sorts, wood and composite—can also undergo storm damage from a falling branch or tree, requiring a deck board to be replaced. Composites can be damaged by excessive heat (like an improperly placed fire pit) or scratched by moving heavy deck furniture.

The hardest part of replacing a deck board is getting the damaged one out without causing any harm to its neighbors. Here’s how to successfully remove the old deck board from a wood deck, and how to replace deck boards with new boards.