Are You Thinking of Replacing Your Old Deck Boards?

A wood deck is natural, looks great and always nice for entertaining. If it’s built properly and you keep it well maintained it will last for years and years. If a few boards get worn out you can replace these boards with new ones. If you replace a board it’s a good idea to match the stain or paint with the other boards. This will help it blend in with the existing boards and not stand out. If boards start to lift you can hammer or screw them down.

But at some point you might decide it’s time replace your deck with new boards. If that is the case and you want to remove your old deck boards and replace them with new ones, you should look at buying one or both of these new tools. They are designed to help you remove your old deck boards and make it easy to add new ones.

Deckboard Removal Tool:

Pulling up old boards can be a real pain. You can use a crowbar and a hammer or use the tool especially design for the job. The deckboard removal tool is designed to remove old boards in the fraction of the time compared to using other tools. It slips under the board, straddles the joist and using the very long handle for leverage it lifts the board.

Deckboard Removal Tool

Here's a list of additional features:

Steel head rotates 180º for use in two directions
Durable, lightweight fiberglass handle has padded non-slip grip
Measures 53" long
Corrosion resistant
Designed for years of rugged, trouble-free use
Made in USA

BoWrench Deck Tool:

The bowrench deck building tool is designed to help you install new deck boards when you are replacing or installing a new deck. It is designed to lock into place on the joist and then use leverage to force the board into place. Once the board is in place you can use both of your hands to hammer or screw the boards into place. This is very helpful if you are working alone or doing a large deck.

Bowrench Deck Tool

Here's a list of additional features:

You can also use this tool to bend warped boards into place
It‘s self locking and can be used by one person
It has left or right hand operation
It has a gripper that swivels and it has interchangeable parts for pushing or pulling
It’s made with heavy coated steel construction

For more information on building a deck, please read this primer on how to build stairs for decks.