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Old 02-10-2022, 02:13 PM   #4549
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie View Post
Need to replace some deckboards this year - about a 10'x12' section of 1x6s. They are secured with screws (robertson) - some are exposed, but most are fairly deep and covered with paint. Hoping to just use an impact driver to back them out, but not sure if that will be crazy time consuming?

I don't care about the deck boards, but want to be kind to the joists and set up an easier re-install.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames View Post
I had this exact problem.

If you don’t care to salvage the boards, buy or rent a digging bar. So easy to pry up the boards. Most will crack and splint, but it’s a million times faster than try to unscrew the deck screws.

https://www.lowes.ca/product/digging...ing-bar-183085

Your joists will be fine.
I echo CroFlames, just pry them off. When I did mine I didn't have a bar so cut them all with a circular saw parallel to each joist so they were in ~16" lengths and hammered them off.
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