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Old 06-22-2022, 05:13 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Garcia View Post
A floating deck is not attached to the house. It does not have posts sunk down below the frost line and instead is able to “float” when the ground freezes and thaws.
We have such a low floating deck at home. Going through the winter freeze and spring thaw the deck will flex a bit. Wood decking will handle the flex with no special consideration. Of the various attachment methods for synthetic decking, some may be more tolerant to flex than others.
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