“Just as you don’t like being out in the rain, neither do the joists on your deck. When wet, joists and fasteners can warp ...
Iron was produced by primitive man by placing iron ore and charcoal in a clay pot and building a fire in the pot, using a crude bellows to provide the forced draft that deposited iron at the bottom.
If you’d like to take advantage of the area under your deck for additional living or storage space, plan ahead to incorporate an underdeck drainage system like Trex RainEscape to keep that area dry.