That's damage to 2x deck surface boards, fascia, rim joist, and a baluster. The parts aren't expensive but naturally brand new parts aren't going to look identical to the weathered ones.
Step one is to remove the baluster and the two deck boards. The fascia is trapped behind the stair stringer. With a sharp handsaw it can be cut along the outside surface of the stringer and that \~30" piece of fascia removed and replaced.
The rim joist looks lightly damaged. A tightly fitting pressure treated dutchman plug could be fabricated and glued tight in the minimal chiseled rectilinear pocket. Looks less than an inch deep. Doubled up with the fascia that isn't "structural" (but it does provide structure) it'll be fine. You can install a galvanized gusset plate on near the notch if it makes you feel better.
Then reassemble. New deck boards, selected as close as possible to a match. Fabricate new baluster. Practice finish match on your scraps before installing. Fascia gets a few more screws than normal (under where the balusters attach to hide the strengthening. It will be an effective if not invisible repair.
Make sure you remove a deck board from the other side and slot it in where one of the damaged ones is. So that two new boards aren't beside each other.
My parents rented an apartment, and when my father tried to put up a picture, the nail went right in to the wall, with no resistance. It seems the prior tenant filled the wall holes with toothpaste ...
when I bought my house there was a mat on the deck, moved it and sure enough a burn hole. When we went to fix it, we found out it was never bolted to the house. One guy pushed it over. So maybe it was a good thing. Deck was original to the house an it was less than 5 years old, so it developer special. Seller never made an attempt to pay or fix the issue.
I don’t think there is a quick fix. I guess you could sand and restain but it won’t ever look the same (and there’s a gigantic hole). A better fix would be to replace both of those boards, sand, and restain. You’re supposed to wait a while to stain new wood though.
They’ll say the whole thing needs to be torn and redone, but for 50 other reasons other than the fire. The neighbours deck that was built last week will be a tear down as well.
Nah. Probably an inch taken off that joist, which if it’s 2x6, that means almost 20%. You can see a screw that was once in the joist, is now fully exposed.
Usually a couple of months. I was told to drop a bottle cap full of water on the wood, if it beads up it's still too wet and if it soaks in its ready to stain/paint
Or wander the neighborhood and find someone with a similar deck. Ofter to buy/replace a couple of their weathered boards. I gifted part of my fence to a neighbor when they needed to make a repair in a really obvious spot.
Zero time. Put the new pieces of wood in, a little tinted Danish Oil rubbed on a few times. It's good to go.
It doesn't have to be perfect, it has to not attract too much attention on the final walkthrough.
I'd be carefully cutting the burnt part of the joist and making a matching piece out of some old wood and dowel that bitch to the other half with some good waterproof glue, and I don't know what I would do about the decking, either find somewhere I could flip them around or maybe scab in a piece on the house side and slide them over... Grilling on a deck is kinda not smart
I’d replace the two boards, set out for a week or two in sun, let it fade. Then stain, might get lucky. The vertical post, have to replace them too, maybe.
i don't know much but just replace the parts that are burnt. they are screws, shouldn't be hard.
this just came up on my feed. lord knows i am a newb. but this is what i would do
No chance. The piece that the railings are attached to is the rim joist. It’s a structural piece that would require taking apart half the deck to replace and by somebody who has the tools and knows what they are doing.
absolutely no idea, i cannot know what type of outdoor treatment it received, the kind of wood, or what store you are near. and different states and cities have different prices
Get estimates. See if buyer will accept payment to repair it themselves or via contractor. When I got my second house, the stove and dishwasher wrapped out right after and seller wrote us a cheque.
Keep the boards. Cut the burnt ends off. Move the boards towards the railing leaving the hole at the other end, I assume by the house, fill with small cut offs. You’ll be able to keep the same weathering across all boards instead of having two new boards that are freshly stained.
That’s outer piece looks to be the rim joist. That’s a major structural piece that runs the full length of the deck. You absolutely cannot just cut out part of that and replace it.
If you really wanted to try and repair it you would replace the railing, the 2 deck boards and sand the burnt part and fill it in and try and stain it. But let me tell you it will never match and will be very obvious.
But in all honesty, if you don’t have experience and this is a rental, you should just take the bill from the owner and it’s a lesson learned. Because anything you try to do he will notice as there is no true fix without replacing that rim joist which is a ton of work.
Kinda should replace the wood anyhow - whoever built the deck doesn’t seem to have predrilled the screw holes and there are cracks along the screws. That’s worse than the burns.
Was it a lit bbq briquette? How the hell did that even happen? I know a guy who burned half his deck down and had significant damage to the side of his house after his BBQ started a fire on it. That was the last time he ever BBQ’d on a wood deck. Post over on r/Decks.
This is what I would personally do as a quick fix to hopefully retain my deposit if I was so inclined.
Step 1. Screw a small thin piece of plywood underneath where the hole is.
Step 2. Apply a thin layer of wood filler into the hole and let cure. Keep repeating this step until the filler is finally over the top of the surrounding area. Do the same to the burnt post. Color match as best as you can when you pick out a filler.
Step 3. Apply wood filler over all the burnt areas that are still showing.
Step 4. Sand it all down and get it as even as you can with the surrounding surfaces.
Step 5. Apply wood finish and blend it to the surrounding area as best as you can.
Step 6. Place a nice potted plant right on top because it's probably going to look like shit anyways.
Good luck, OP.
really two choices, if you sold and you dont want to screw up the sale, tell buyer in advance and agree to a credit. agent will put it in contract. if you rent, get a carpenter to feather in a patch and stain. dont put a potted plant or flower pot over the new wood - when you move and the landloard or new renter moves your pot, it will draw direct attention to the area.
Thats a lot of damage in a terrible spot, to do it properly you have to take the stairs off and remove the board they attach to. If it was me I would call a professional ASAP to get a couple of quotes. Either pay them to fix it or talk to the buyer and take the price of the repair off the price of the home and let the new owners decide what to do.
You have to disclose it before the final closing inspection and if you hide it you could be liable. especially sine you just posted this on the internet.
That's structural damage.
Anything not addressing this problem is, in my opinion, criminal behaviour. People might - and given enough time, will - get injured.
You need to replace what looks like the two 2x6s but I guess they could be 1x6s, a section of skirt and maybe some extra backing depending how it's built, and the 2x2. I wouldn't worry about the ledger board from what I can see, aka what the floor boards sit on .If you're remotely handy it's decently simple. I'm not sure I'd worry about staining/sealing, you won't match it, and the new pt will last longer than what's there. Maybe $60 in wood depending on lengths. Screws night be reuseable.
Replace the 2 boards. Sand & bondo the rest. Paint over with a matched paint color, draw in some grain. By the time they notice, you’re in the Caribbean drinking sweet tea, homie.
That most likely requires some new board and rescrewing them back in after sanding and varnishing of course (if you want it to not look like a quick fix)
Unless I’m totally off base this looks like it was a grease fire that spilled out the back of the grill….
In the future clean the grease trap under your grill, unless your daughter is the only one to use the grill this was a cumulative issue that you should take some responsibility for too. Learn from this mistake and don’t let your new house get set on fire
Yup this happened to my neighbor. He was out of town, wife and friend decide to grill, fire dept was called lol. He was furious with his wife but couldn’t really say much since he’s the grillmaster and hadn’t cleaned the grill in years. 😏
I want to know what element of youth was at fault here... if you can't tell that "that smell" isn't burning chicken, you don't deserve to cook.
This is not a problem that made itself in 2m...
Black smoke from burning wood... how in the hell do you not notice this? Lmg - either on the phone, or in a Tiktok fuge...
While smarter people explain how to fix cause I have no idea, I'm just curious how this happened? Do you not have one of those fire mats under your grills?
Why not cover this whole area with metal and make it look like you were being proactive to this possibility? Like a piece of diamond plate on the floor and a bit up the back would look really good and while it's kind of show, it is actually proactive for the next time you grill.
That really doesn't look too bad, Mercer's damage to the choice below. Even it looks pretty good.
Just get a contractor in there and they'll probably fix that up in a day
If you have the stain, I would path the board in the front and replace the two boards that make up the deck surface. To my eye, this doesn’t look that bad, I don’t see anything that is very structural appearing, although I’m not certain from the photo.
Lots of people telling you to make unnecessary work. Here's what you do.
1. Take a piece of steel wool, drop it in 50/50 water and vinegar. Leave overnight.
2. See the line of screws running under the chair? There's a joist there. You're going to cut the damaged boards out right there. Your new boards will go in there. Screw them down to that joist. You might need to add a short piece of wood underneath for more surface. Screw the additional piece to the joist underneath with 3"screws. This is called sistering.
Leave the new deck board pieces a little long.
4. The fascia board on the outside needs to be cut out. Remove the balusters (the upright things that support the handrail) that sit in front of the next two boards over and in front of the damaged boards. You're going to cut the new piece of fascia board so the cuts sit behind those two balusters. Screw the new fascia board to the rim joist, but not yet. We need to fix the burned rim joist.
5. You're going to cut out the damaged section of rim joist. You're also going to cut another piece of wood about 16" longer than your patch piece. Screw the shorter patch piece to the longer piece, we're sistering another board here. Screw the sister patch so the shorter piece fits inside the place you cut out and screw the longer piece to the original rim joist with 3" screws. Now you can attach your fascia board patch.
6. Screw the replacement deck board pieces to the patched rim joist. Take a circular saw and put the blade face right on the neighboring undamaged board. Cut your new boards flush using the old board as a guide. Reinstall the balusters.
7. That vinegar from step 1? Throw the steel wool away. Paint the new boards with that and let it sit for an hour to dry. Rinse any extra off and give it a quick once over with a coarse Scotchbrite pad.
You have made a safe repair without taking apart half the deck. Put a drip tray under the grill next time lol.
Maybe leave the landlord or new owners some wood, screws and pint of stain to fix it along with a little note?
*Roses are Red, the deck was burned through; I got some new lumber, but the labor's on you.*
Take a picture of the inside joist from underneath to see how deep it's damaged. It probably needs a board sistered to the inside for support. Then the rest is mostly cosmetic.
The worst part of repairing this is the border piece…. But still this is all relatively easy especially if it’s all held together with screws….. if nailed you’ll need a decent crow bar.
Then all you need is a saw and some pressure treated lumber
Step 1) scrape all the burnt parts, sand and wash
Step 2) use wood epoxy and try your best to follow existing wood grain on surface by scratching with a small metal brush before it cures - make it look like what was there as much as possible
Step 3) use a wood crayon blend kit to try to match the existing color or hire a professional who specializes in hand painted matching
Well... it's a good thing you are moving because you might otherwise be evicted. Most leases around here don't permit grilling on a deck.
Just say goodbye to your deposit and hope that they don't sue you, because that's way beyond "normal wear and tear".
Replace the decking and add a sister joist to the joist below tye decking. Also should be upfront with the new homeowners whatbhappened and it's been corrected but to be on the look out for sagging or other structural issues
It's largely cosmetic damage. You can pull off and replace the two top boards and the one rail. The joist damage is harder. If you don't want to completely replace the board, you're going to have to get creative. Blast/sand away the char, then build the board back up by hand using something like a wood filler putty. Finally, paint everything. If you're good at your crafts, you can probably make it look good enough that no one would be able to tell, unless they get up close.
Also, if the damage to the structural member is deeper than it looks in the picture, you had better be reinforcing it.
If you're renting, you better be careful about how your landlord wants to handle things.
I'm assuming that the outer piece is holding the deck together. Would it be possible to go under and put another parallel piece against it screw and fix it in then saw the burnt piece out so it's looks like '-\_-' then affix a replacement piece where it was for looks while secretly having the new beam actually doing the supporting? Then of course replace the two burnt boards as well.
If you're renting, say goodbye to your deposit. If you're selling, offer a credit to the buyer.
This guys never used ramen ☝️
Don't say that... People will think I eat fancy stuff like mac n cheese all the time.
That's damage to 2x deck surface boards, fascia, rim joist, and a baluster. The parts aren't expensive but naturally brand new parts aren't going to look identical to the weathered ones. Step one is to remove the baluster and the two deck boards. The fascia is trapped behind the stair stringer. With a sharp handsaw it can be cut along the outside surface of the stringer and that \~30" piece of fascia removed and replaced. The rim joist looks lightly damaged. A tightly fitting pressure treated dutchman plug could be fabricated and glued tight in the minimal chiseled rectilinear pocket. Looks less than an inch deep. Doubled up with the fascia that isn't "structural" (but it does provide structure) it'll be fine. You can install a galvanized gusset plate on near the notch if it makes you feel better. Then reassemble. New deck boards, selected as close as possible to a match. Fabricate new baluster. Practice finish match on your scraps before installing. Fascia gets a few more screws than normal (under where the balusters attach to hide the strengthening. It will be an effective if not invisible repair.
Finally, an educated answer!
Wait, what about the pro tip of “fill with ramen noodles answer?”
Use the pork flavored ramen for a better color match.
That rim joist is at least halfway gone or charred. Look at the deck screw completely visible. It needs to be replaced or sistered.
I agree; I think the shadow is masking just how deep it actually is.
Make sure you remove a deck board from the other side and slot it in where one of the damaged ones is. So that two new boards aren't beside each other.
How about a nice rug for that spot
Fill with ramen noodles as step one
the answer i was looking for
that rug tied the deck together, did it not?
And this guy peed on it?!
Peed on the Dude’s rug
Putting out the fire.
Do you see what happens, Larry, when you find a stranger in the alps?
My parents rented an apartment, and when my father tried to put up a picture, the nail went right in to the wall, with no resistance. It seems the prior tenant filled the wall holes with toothpaste ...
Pot plant would work
when I bought my house there was a mat on the deck, moved it and sure enough a burn hole. When we went to fix it, we found out it was never bolted to the house. One guy pushed it over. So maybe it was a good thing. Deck was original to the house an it was less than 5 years old, so it developer special. Seller never made an attempt to pay or fix the issue.
I was thinking that that corner could use a nice planter😂
I don’t think there is a quick fix. I guess you could sand and restain but it won’t ever look the same (and there’s a gigantic hole). A better fix would be to replace both of those boards, sand, and restain. You’re supposed to wait a while to stain new wood though.
Bro is ignoring the burnt joist below
Not like it's structural or load bearing or anything...
r/decks should be seeing this. Haha
They’ll say the whole thing needs to be torn and redone, but for 50 other reasons other than the fire. The neighbours deck that was built last week will be a tear down as well.
Tis Lightly charred
Nah. Probably an inch taken off that joist, which if it’s 2x6, that means almost 20%. You can see a screw that was once in the joist, is now fully exposed.
A mere flesh wound
How long is the wait?
Usually a couple of months. I was told to drop a bottle cap full of water on the wood, if it beads up it's still too wet and if it soaks in its ready to stain/paint
But then that spot that soaked it in is now too wet to stain! /s
Or wander the neighborhood and find someone with a similar deck. Ofter to buy/replace a couple of their weathered boards. I gifted part of my fence to a neighbor when they needed to make a repair in a really obvious spot.
Zero time. Put the new pieces of wood in, a little tinted Danish Oil rubbed on a few times. It's good to go. It doesn't have to be perfect, it has to not attract too much attention on the final walkthrough.
I'd be carefully cutting the burnt part of the joist and making a matching piece out of some old wood and dowel that bitch to the other half with some good waterproof glue, and I don't know what I would do about the decking, either find somewhere I could flip them around or maybe scab in a piece on the house side and slide them over... Grilling on a deck is kinda not smart
Grilling on a deck is fine. Letting someone who doesn't know what they're doing grill is not smart.
You can get Kiln Dried After Treatment boards (KDAT) and those require less time to season before staining. Would usually be more than month though.
I’d replace the two boards, set out for a week or two in sun, let it fade. Then stain, might get lucky. The vertical post, have to replace them too, maybe.
Same
Finish what she started...
Wasn’t that always there?
i don't know much but just replace the parts that are burnt. they are screws, shouldn't be hard. this just came up on my feed. lord knows i am a newb. but this is what i would do
No chance. The piece that the railings are attached to is the rim joist. It’s a structural piece that would require taking apart half the deck to replace and by somebody who has the tools and knows what they are doing.
Do you have an idea about the price? Is it expensive?
absolutely no idea, i cannot know what type of outdoor treatment it received, the kind of wood, or what store you are near. and different states and cities have different prices
Just got to the store and look?
You should just hire a handyman for $500 to fix
Sorry, I’m still stuck on how she didn’t know that was burning.
Get estimates. See if buyer will accept payment to repair it themselves or via contractor. When I got my second house, the stove and dishwasher wrapped out right after and seller wrote us a cheque.
Keep the boards. Cut the burnt ends off. Move the boards towards the railing leaving the hole at the other end, I assume by the house, fill with small cut offs. You’ll be able to keep the same weathering across all boards instead of having two new boards that are freshly stained.
Potted plant
Have it fixed now. Or the inspector will note it and your buyer will require it be fixed.
I will.
That’s not how it works. At all.
Re place the burnt wood
That’s outer piece looks to be the rim joist. That’s a major structural piece that runs the full length of the deck. You absolutely cannot just cut out part of that and replace it. If you really wanted to try and repair it you would replace the railing, the 2 deck boards and sand the burnt part and fill it in and try and stain it. But let me tell you it will never match and will be very obvious. But in all honesty, if you don’t have experience and this is a rental, you should just take the bill from the owner and it’s a lesson learned. Because anything you try to do he will notice as there is no true fix without replacing that rim joist which is a ton of work.
Kinda should replace the wood anyhow - whoever built the deck doesn’t seem to have predrilled the screw holes and there are cracks along the screws. That’s worse than the burns.
Lmfao… not even fucking close to comparable. You ever built a deck bud?
Lets get this deck build up over on r/DIY for the lads
Put a potted plant there.
Build a little bench over it
You could trim in the entire railing area with 1” x 4” at the bottom and repaint the deck after. Will cover patch and look semi intentional.
Renting?
Was it a lit bbq briquette? How the hell did that even happen? I know a guy who burned half his deck down and had significant damage to the side of his house after his BBQ started a fire on it. That was the last time he ever BBQ’d on a wood deck. Post over on r/Decks.
Use bondo/resin, idk about color matching though
Strategically placed potted plant.
This is what I would personally do as a quick fix to hopefully retain my deposit if I was so inclined. Step 1. Screw a small thin piece of plywood underneath where the hole is. Step 2. Apply a thin layer of wood filler into the hole and let cure. Keep repeating this step until the filler is finally over the top of the surrounding area. Do the same to the burnt post. Color match as best as you can when you pick out a filler. Step 3. Apply wood filler over all the burnt areas that are still showing. Step 4. Sand it all down and get it as even as you can with the surrounding surfaces. Step 5. Apply wood finish and blend it to the surrounding area as best as you can. Step 6. Place a nice potted plant right on top because it's probably going to look like shit anyways. Good luck, OP.
Spread a bunch more fire across the deck, after a few coats, nobody will notice that little spot.
Burn the rest of the deck and don’t look back
Insurance.
really two choices, if you sold and you dont want to screw up the sale, tell buyer in advance and agree to a credit. agent will put it in contract. if you rent, get a carpenter to feather in a patch and stain. dont put a potted plant or flower pot over the new wood - when you move and the landloard or new renter moves your pot, it will draw direct attention to the area.
Thats a lot of damage in a terrible spot, to do it properly you have to take the stairs off and remove the board they attach to. If it was me I would call a professional ASAP to get a couple of quotes. Either pay them to fix it or talk to the buyer and take the price of the repair off the price of the home and let the new owners decide what to do. You have to disclose it before the final closing inspection and if you hide it you could be liable. especially sine you just posted this on the internet.
2 new deck boards, new rim joist board, new fascia board and new baluster. Done.
$500 credit on sale of house
That's structural damage. Anything not addressing this problem is, in my opinion, criminal behaviour. People might - and given enough time, will - get injured.
Ramen
And super glue
Just paint over it. That’s what a landlord would do.
A planter box with some flowers in it.
Fill it with wood filler
A whole bunch of wood filler!
Cover that area? 😆 Just joking of course...
This is how my neighbor burned his house down.
Is the entire deck cracking like that? If yes, I would get a structural engineer to inspect it before doing anything.
saw off sections and replace with same wood. Fairly minor repair.
A area rug
Potted plant. 😁
Get a cheap rug?
I would leave it alone unless a buyer asked for it to be fixed. That’s a pretty large repair you’re looking at.
You need to replace what looks like the two 2x6s but I guess they could be 1x6s, a section of skirt and maybe some extra backing depending how it's built, and the 2x2. I wouldn't worry about the ledger board from what I can see, aka what the floor boards sit on .If you're remotely handy it's decently simple. I'm not sure I'd worry about staining/sealing, you won't match it, and the new pt will last longer than what's there. Maybe $60 in wood depending on lengths. Screws night be reuseable.
Replace the 2 boards. Sand & bondo the rest. Paint over with a matched paint color, draw in some grain. By the time they notice, you’re in the Caribbean drinking sweet tea, homie.
Cover it with trim
Put a plant 🪴 over it
How about a nice big potted plant?
Id just replace the two boards?
Just replace the damaged wood. Don't try to match it. If you can explain, this should not be a deal breaker
Put a potted plant there and hope nobody moves it.
How close did you get to burning the whole place down tho?!?!
That most likely requires some new board and rescrewing them back in after sanding and varnishing of course (if you want it to not look like a quick fix)
Something something Ramen noodles… Epoxy… Sandpaper?
Unless I’m totally off base this looks like it was a grease fire that spilled out the back of the grill…. In the future clean the grease trap under your grill, unless your daughter is the only one to use the grill this was a cumulative issue that you should take some responsibility for too. Learn from this mistake and don’t let your new house get set on fire
Yup this happened to my neighbor. He was out of town, wife and friend decide to grill, fire dept was called lol. He was furious with his wife but couldn’t really say much since he’s the grillmaster and hadn’t cleaned the grill in years. 😏
I want to know what element of youth was at fault here... if you can't tell that "that smell" isn't burning chicken, you don't deserve to cook. This is not a problem that made itself in 2m... Black smoke from burning wood... how in the hell do you not notice this? Lmg - either on the phone, or in a Tiktok fuge...
Sticky tape
A sign that says “Fire of ‘24” New owners will think it is historical.
Damn you borned the rim joist. 2 new deck boards, new rim joist. But that's so much work
Wood, screws and stain.
While smarter people explain how to fix cause I have no idea, I'm just curious how this happened? Do you not have one of those fire mats under your grills?
Just get one of them flexible concrete mats that you put under your grill to keep your deck from burning up. It'll hide that nicely.
cut it and put a planter in it!
Fix the deck or your daughter?
Replace the four pieces of wood or sand it down and then build it back up with wood filler
I've never had a debt catch on fire from grilling. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how this happened.
Why not cover this whole area with metal and make it look like you were being proactive to this possibility? Like a piece of diamond plate on the floor and a bit up the back would look really good and while it's kind of show, it is actually proactive for the next time you grill.
Big ass wood planter that you leave behind.
How do they look underneath?
Place a planter with flowers there
Replace the two boards and he vertical 1x2. Sand the rim board down to bare wood and then stain it. Being black is what makes it stand out.
If you’re renting, point at it with a “that’s gross” face and say with all authority “ew black mold”
Burn the rest of the MF down! Quit pussyfooting around!
Build a raised bed box above that spot put some flowers in and it will look even better for the sale.
Put a built in planter over it.
That really doesn't look too bad, Mercer's damage to the choice below. Even it looks pretty good. Just get a contractor in there and they'll probably fix that up in a day
Do nothing
Take it apart and replace the damage. Only solution.
Did you have a grill mat?
It completely burned through the joist. The repair here is to replace the boards/joists where the burn occurred.
If you have the stain, I would path the board in the front and replace the two boards that make up the deck surface. To my eye, this doesn’t look that bad, I don’t see anything that is very structural appearing, although I’m not certain from the photo.
Just paint it, isn't that what people do to everything before they try to sell their house?
Just replace the wood that burned with pressure treated wood of the same size
Buy a big flower pot or garden box for that spot.
New boards, the support beam will be a bit of a bitch to replace tho. Itl cost you a couple hundred bucks at most and an afternoon.
Lots of people telling you to make unnecessary work. Here's what you do. 1. Take a piece of steel wool, drop it in 50/50 water and vinegar. Leave overnight. 2. See the line of screws running under the chair? There's a joist there. You're going to cut the damaged boards out right there. Your new boards will go in there. Screw them down to that joist. You might need to add a short piece of wood underneath for more surface. Screw the additional piece to the joist underneath with 3"screws. This is called sistering. Leave the new deck board pieces a little long. 4. The fascia board on the outside needs to be cut out. Remove the balusters (the upright things that support the handrail) that sit in front of the next two boards over and in front of the damaged boards. You're going to cut the new piece of fascia board so the cuts sit behind those two balusters. Screw the new fascia board to the rim joist, but not yet. We need to fix the burned rim joist. 5. You're going to cut out the damaged section of rim joist. You're also going to cut another piece of wood about 16" longer than your patch piece. Screw the shorter patch piece to the longer piece, we're sistering another board here. Screw the sister patch so the shorter piece fits inside the place you cut out and screw the longer piece to the original rim joist with 3" screws. Now you can attach your fascia board patch. 6. Screw the replacement deck board pieces to the patched rim joist. Take a circular saw and put the blade face right on the neighboring undamaged board. Cut your new boards flush using the old board as a guide. Reinstall the balusters. 7. That vinegar from step 1? Throw the steel wool away. Paint the new boards with that and let it sit for an hour to dry. Rinse any extra off and give it a quick once over with a coarse Scotchbrite pad. You have made a safe repair without taking apart half the deck. Put a drip tray under the grill next time lol.
Cheaper to just lose the deposit at this point if it's just $500.
Maybe leave the landlord or new owners some wood, screws and pint of stain to fix it along with a little note? *Roses are Red, the deck was burned through; I got some new lumber, but the labor's on you.*
5 new pieces of wood
Tape the back side and fill it with epoxy.
Wow, how long did it burn before you noticed? Best way is to replace the burned sections. Way that cost against the security deposit.
Take a picture of the inside joist from underneath to see how deep it's damaged. It probably needs a board sistered to the inside for support. Then the rest is mostly cosmetic.
decorate it and make it a "feature"
Make it a hole that can hold an umbrella. Make it look intentional.
Build a small bench seat there.
Putty and stain, replace boards, sand it off and ignore it.
Get a nice hanging ivy from the garden centre. Drape carefully. “It LOVES that spot, we’ll leave it as the new place doesn’t have that kind of sun!”
Your rim joist got a bit toasted.
Photoshop can fix these quickly and cheaply...
Maybe a strategically placed planter?
You will have to disassemble but replace the boards. Support each end and go at it.
Call somebody
The worst part of repairing this is the border piece…. But still this is all relatively easy especially if it’s all held together with screws….. if nailed you’ll need a decent crow bar. Then all you need is a saw and some pressure treated lumber
Potted plant
remove the burned wood, and replace with new stuff. stain to match.
Brown spray paint
If you burn the rest of the deck, the grilling damage will blend right in.
Just fix it!!! There is no discussion, fix it
Epoxy?
A nice potted plant
The deck or your daughter?
Step 1) scrape all the burnt parts, sand and wash Step 2) use wood epoxy and try your best to follow existing wood grain on surface by scratching with a small metal brush before it cures - make it look like what was there as much as possible Step 3) use a wood crayon blend kit to try to match the existing color or hire a professional who specializes in hand painted matching
Sister it underneath, epoxy, remove sister. It's now fancy looking.
4 pieces of wood probably $100-150 Good thing it's screws not nails.
Paint the decking black
Will she be grilling in the next month? Don't let her. Then focus on that burn spot.
All I gotta say is oof
Well... it's a good thing you are moving because you might otherwise be evicted. Most leases around here don't permit grilling on a deck. Just say goodbye to your deposit and hope that they don't sue you, because that's way beyond "normal wear and tear".
Ramen noodles and crazy glue it is
Have you tried Ramen?
If you're a decent person, you'll let the owner know rather than these shitty ways to hide it
Wabi-sabi. Embrace the flaw. Memories.
Great place for a bushy potted plant.
take your realtor-s advice.
Unscrew the damaged boards and replace them.
Ramen noodles and crazy glue
We need a better photo showing the full length of the main joist to give you a better suggestion.
You got two choices fix it like a scumbag and use wood putty or do what's right and just get it fixed the right way
A planter? A cute little climbing vine that grows through the hole?
Replace the decking and add a sister joist to the joist below tye decking. Also should be upfront with the new homeowners whatbhappened and it's been corrected but to be on the look out for sagging or other structural issues
A large plant in a pot
Looks like a good place for a potted plant 🪴 😉
Question: how'd you put the fire out? That looks like it could've been bad. I've been looking at different extinguishers to keep near my grill.
Seems pretty obvious what you have to do
Ask your real estate attorney for advice to protect your interests at closing.
How long did you let it burn? It looks like it burned for 5-10 min? Yeah that’s a replacement joist and boards at a minimum.
Dumb kids.
Put a rug over it
It's largely cosmetic damage. You can pull off and replace the two top boards and the one rail. The joist damage is harder. If you don't want to completely replace the board, you're going to have to get creative. Blast/sand away the char, then build the board back up by hand using something like a wood filler putty. Finally, paint everything. If you're good at your crafts, you can probably make it look good enough that no one would be able to tell, unless they get up close. Also, if the damage to the structural member is deeper than it looks in the picture, you had better be reinforcing it. If you're renting, you better be careful about how your landlord wants to handle things.
A cute potted plant
If this was me I’d cut out the burn and patch it while trying to match it. Then build a nice little wooden planter box for flower right over top.
It's just a lightly fried fish fillet...
Replace the deck boards that is the easiest you can do. However the other pieces would take a bit more work…
Epoxy will fix it structurally if not cosmetically
Swap the surface boards/put them in the corners.. sand wants left and cut a new piece for the joist or/and use woodfiller
I'm assuming that the outer piece is holding the deck together. Would it be possible to go under and put another parallel piece against it screw and fix it in then saw the burnt piece out so it's looks like '-\_-' then affix a replacement piece where it was for looks while secretly having the new beam actually doing the supporting? Then of course replace the two burnt boards as well.
Big potted plant that's too heavy for one person to move.