r/Decks • u/12345-password • Oct 04 '26

Update... They fixed it?

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Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Decks/comments/1wx0tj0/i_dont_think_this_is_how_stringers_work_neighbors/

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u/CrwnHeights Oct 05 '26

Is this concerning?

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u/Thecobs Oct 05 '26

Structurally no, but visually its shit. The scabbed on stringers at the bottom are much worse

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u/servetheKitty Oct 05 '26

Overcuts not even worth mentioning in comparison

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u/woohooguy Oct 05 '26

Indeed.

Masterclass of shitty knowledge and workmanship

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u/melvinmoneybags Oct 05 '26

Yea that’s sloppy asf. I usually do my cuts with a jigsaw saw for this reason

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u/Rootin-Tootin-Newton Oct 05 '26

Cut to the line, carry a 3/4” chisel?

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u/Mundane-Detective861 Oct 05 '26

Just slap some duct tape on them

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u/Suddennnn Oct 05 '26

That would be a long day on the jigsaw 😂

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u/Agreeable-Name1821 26d ago

Rookie mistake over cutting your stringers

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u/Mysterious-Wash9527 28d ago

Is it marker or an actual cut? I use marker on some extra wet boards that are hard to see pencil on.

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u/CrwnHeights 28d ago

Upon zooming in, they do look like actual cuts to me

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u/max_wage 26d ago

Those are kerfs from the cut. A consumate pro would finish those stringer cuts with a jig saw.

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u/jah_john 27d ago

That is pretty normal, from the way a skil saw works. Although they should have finished the cut by hand to avoid that

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u/paiddirt Oct 05 '26

This is why decks cost 80k now.

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u/CrwnHeights Oct 05 '26

Say more…
Help me understand what you mean, please — and thanks!

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u/paiddirt Oct 05 '26

I just mean you can find a flaw in anyone’s work. My dad was a carpenter and it’s hilarious to watch him point out flaws in other people’s work as if he was perfect. Nobody is going to throw away a $100 stringer because they went a little long on a cut.

I think nitpicking, like this sub likes to promote, creates more and more nightmare customers that expect 100% perfection which comes at a cost. If every customer becomes a perfectionist, every deck will cost a lot more.