At first glance I thought this was an areal view of a large concert or something with the gravel being people.
this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2026
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I've been a professional before. Where it mattered we cut the ends off in place that same way.
Do you not need to treat the exposed ends several times then though? I gave up on a project like this because it just felt like it would rot again quickly.
Treated wood should be treated through and so no need to treat the ends
I am also curious about this, it looks like a place where water will collect in between. At least where I live, maybe this person lives in a dryer climate?
I can't say for sure from pictures but my guess is everything is safe for in water use and so no worry. It doesn't take much to drain the water out
What tool to cut them off without damaging surroundings? Just a circular saw?
Circular saw with the blade set such that it just barely will cut all the way through.
Shouldn’t you set it about 1/4” below whatever you’re cutting?
Depends but i would say quarter is way too much. Generally dimensioned lumber is close enough that right on is just fine but rough cut needs more tolerance. My habit was often a 32 less and the rest breaks off with no danger to the blade.
Track saw or a circular saw
Love figuring stuff out like this. Wrecking your brain and running into problems everywhere. And then you get to it. The simple, elegant, efficient solution. "Oh, that's how they do it"
Wrecking
Wracking?
Well to be fair I think I've wrecked my brain a few times thinking about things too much.
Good job, man! Thats professional work, genuinely the way its supposed to be done.
Only if he treated the ends before the fascia board went on 😬
It looks great.
Hindsight is MY superpower.
That's how you do it.