Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Mixing different types of wood on deck

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mcrowley1
07-31-01, 03:50 PM
I am replacing an old deck on my parents' house and have a question about types of wood and their interaction with each other. I want to use cedar decking with pressure-treated lumber for the posts and joists. Someone at work told me I can't mix woods like that, but others tell me that they have done just that with no apparent problems. Can anybody give me a straight answer? Personally, I don't think it would matter.

josh1
07-31-01, 10:15 PM
no problem with mixing woods I have never seen a cedar deck built with cedar joists as cedar is not as structurally stable as southern yellow pine AKA pressure treated

HOpe this helps-----------josh
mcrowley1
08-01-01, 07:21 AM
Thanks, Josh. That was my initial thought.

08-01-01, 03:33 PM
I actually built my deck a month ago with treated post and joist, and used cedar decking and railing.

Jesse