Decks Rx LLC

Decks Rx LLC Constantly striving to grow and dial our process in.

08/30/2026

Another little benefit of the CleanStairs system we didn't necessarily design around — but we'll take it. 😂

No traditional cut stringers means there's nowhere for all the s**t to get trapped.

We use a deck board for the riser, and depending on the rise, that naturally leaves us a small gap underneath.

Grab the blower and everything goes right through.

Leaves, dirt, sawdust — gone.

Cleaner stairs. Easier maintenance. One more benefit of eliminating the traditional stringer system.

And of course, no job is complete without giving the young guy on the crew a little s**t. 😂

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08/29/2026

Final piece of the puzzle. 👌

Introducing our custom CleanStairs base plate and base plate cover — a DecksRx original.

We couldn't find an existing solution that gave us the clean finished look we wanted, so we made our own.

The railing system is American sourced and designed by American Structures & Design (AS&D), while we fabricated the custom base plates and base plate covers in-house specifically for CleanStairs.

They bolt directly to our solid 4x12 stringers, giving us a clean, purpose-built connection without the big, ugly base plates we've had to work around in the past.

This one is finished in brown to pair with the English Walnut AZEK PVC decking — and I think we finally nailed it.

Nobody made the part we wanted — so we did.

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08/28/2026

Another CleanStairs detail getting dialed in. 👌

This is a FIRST for us — our new custom base plate.

In the past, we've had to work with those long, hideous base plates that technically do the job… but just don't fit the clean, finished look we're trying to achieve.

So we changed it.

This new base plate was made specifically to work with the CleanStairs system and keep that bottom connection as clean as the rest of the staircase.

That's really what this whole system has become.

Find a detail we don't like.
Figure out a better way.
Make it repeatable.
Keep refining it.

CleanStairs is really starting to come into fruition.

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08/27/2026

Look at this screw. 😬

Epoxy-coated fastener pulled out of pressure-treated framing here in the Pacific Northwest — already rusting like hell.

Treated lumber isn't friendly to fasteners. The preservatives used in pressure-treated wood can accelerate corrosion, and then add our PNW moisture on top of it.

This is why we're big on STAINLESS.

If you're building a deck that's supposed to last for decades, don't cheap out on the fasteners holding the damn thing together.

Pressure-treated lumber + Pacific Northwest weather = choose your fasteners accordingly.

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08/27/2026

You already had the whole deck torn apart… and you LEFT THIS? 😂

The original deck had an inside-mounted railing system with 4x4 posts built into the framing.

Bad enough.

But the original builder actually HANGERED A JOIST OFF THE RAILING POST. 🤦‍♂️

Fast forward to the contractor who resurfaced this deck:

Decking removed.
Railing removed.
Framing completely exposed.

Perfect opportunity to fix it.

Nope.

They left the old railing post buried in the frame, packed everything back around it, and covered the deck back up.

And here's my favorite part…

They took the time to tape the joists — but didn't tape this rotten-ass piece of s**t. 😂

This is exactly why we keep talking about resurfacing.

If you've already exposed the entire frame, FIX THE FRAME.

Don't spend thousands of dollars covering problems back up.

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08/26/2026

This is why I RARELY recommend resurfacing a deck.

The original joists were spaced too far apart for the new decking.

Easy enough fix, right?

Add joists between them.

Instead, somebody added 2x6s alongside the existing 2x12 framing. 🤦‍♂️

Now you've got new decking sitting over a mix of old framing and undersized added framing — all to avoid replacing what was probably around $1,000 worth of framing material in the first place.

That's my problem with resurfacing.

You're spending good money on new decking, railing, fascia and labor… then trying to save the cheapest part of the project.

Sometimes keeping the old frame makes sense.

Sometimes you're just putting lipstick on a pig.

SIDE NOTE: They taped the joists… but didn't tape the rim.

The f**k? 😂

More from this project coming.

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08/25/2026

Welcome to our newest project. 😬

This deck was resurfaced about 5 years ago, and we've got plenty to talk about.

1/2x12 fascia that's already failing.
Wood railing that's trash.
Railing posts installed over the fascia and notched like hell.
Stairs that are getting completely replaced.
And some questionable repair work hiding underneath it all.

This is exactly why a resurface isn't always as simple as putting new decking over old framing.

We're going to break this project down piece by piece — what failed, why it failed, and how we're rebuilding it differently.

And yes… we've got more CleanStairs coming. 👌

This project's a content gold mine. 😂

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08/24/2026

Somebody resurfaced this deck about 5 years ago.

And this wood railing is already DONE. 😬

Rot, deterioration, failed material — this is exactly why, here in the great Pacific Northwest, we install aluminum railing whenever we can.

A resurface can make a deck look brand new.

It doesn't necessarily make the deck underneath it brand new.

And this project is turning into a GOLD MINE of examples. 😂

Rotten railing.
Sh*tty fascia.
Questionable repair work.
And plenty of CleanStairs content coming.

We're gonna have some fun with this one.

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08/22/2026

Another reason we moved to CleanStairs.

We've talked about the problems with wide 1x12 composite fascia — cupping, movement, broken fasteners, and trying to force a material to stay flat that doesn't always want to stay flat.

Traditional composite stairs create another version of the same problem.

Cut stringers. Cut edges. Routing fascia. Burning through router bits. Trying to clean everything up and make all those exposed details look finished.

There are a hundred different ways to tackle it — we've tried plenty of them.

CleanStairs was our answer.

No cut stringers. No routing a bunch of fascia to hide them. No trying to make a wide piece of composite behave.

Just a cleaner, more repeatable stair system designed around the finished product from the beginning.

Sometimes innovation isn't adding more.

It's eliminating the problems you got tired of solving.

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08/22/2026

Resurface project — but the stairs got the CleanStairs treatment. 👌

Instead of rebuilding traditional cut stringers and fighting all the same fascia, routing, and finish details, we built our new solid tread system.

4x10 structural treads.
Wrapped in decking.
Solid support underneath.
Clean finished edges.
Repeatable from tread to tread.

This is exactly why we've been dialing in CleanStairs.

Even on a resurface, we can take an existing staircase and build it back with a system that's cleaner, stronger, and easier to repeat.

Less bulls**t. Better stairs.

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