FAQ Roadmap for Ipe decking
Our goal is to help you be successful in creating the deck of your dreams
For more real life Q&As check out the ABS Blog. When customers ask questions we summarize the question and answer on our blog. This is a great resource for basic questions.
Decking Wisdom is a single page of ideas, experience, and information by a roundtable of Professional Deck Builders. This link goes to our supplier’s page which has many great documents.
Decking Life Cycle – FAQs are organized by life cycle steps.
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Research
Overview of common Ipe decking questions
General FAQs
Decking
Railing
Sample Kits
Fortress Railing
ACQ Need to Know
Green Building, Leeds, Lacey Act
Compare to Composite -
Design
How to Dream
Boarders and Dividers
Railing Diagrams
Fortress Railing Diagram -
Purchase
Ordering, Returns,
Cancelation policies and such. -
Shipping
From here to you
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Unloading
What to do once the truck arrives
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Installation
How to avoid problems in Installation
of Ipe (or other Brazilian Hardwoods)Installation Overview
Stacking
Eased Edges
Ipe Clip
Deck Clip
Headcote
BoWrench -
Maintenance
guides and photo "how tos" on
how to maintain your Ipe deckMaintenance
Finishing a deck
Removing Gray 1
Removing Gray 2
Ipe Deck Cleaning Details