My deck wood is warping any ideas to fix

mxcobra

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I pre cut all my deck peices for my rebuild this winter.
When cu they all fit great
now im gettting close to puting the deck doun and all the pieces are warping and fitting badly
I got them all stacked flat with weight on them.
any ideas on how to fix the warping....
 

Woodonglass

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Re: My deck wood is warping any ideas to fix

What kind of plywood is it? thickness?
 

mxcobra

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Re: My deck wood is warping any ideas to fix

arauco the 3/4 inch stuff or ac 22/32
 

Woodonglass

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Re: My deck wood is warping any ideas to fix

Heat and weight. Put it in the driveway. Lay it across two 2 x 4's curve up. Set some HEAVY stuff in the middle and let it set for an hour or so. When it flat use some c-clamps and 2x4's to clamp across it to keep it flat. Do the next piece and then clamp it to the other. No Guarantees.
 

Scott Danforth

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Re: My deck wood is warping any ideas to fix

building the ice shanty this winter, much of the green treat plywood warped as it dried leaning up against the wall of the garage. we tossed the pieces in the lake for about 20 minutes, then put them on the heated floor curve up and stacked a bunch of weight on the pieces. while they were not perfect, they did straighten out fairly well. as a last resort, try adding moisture, then forcing flat and allowing to dry.
 
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