Trailer deck replacement with Black Wood from Industrial Wood Technology

[@cruzingpapa]

they put the rubber on the wrong side, when you lay decking you want the crown up so the wood doesn't cup

[@doc559]

🏆🏆🏆😊🙏 I love my Blackwood deck. Keeps me from falling I'm disabled 👍🛐 Thank you for sharing

[@MarkK01]

Great job. Do it once the right way like you have done.

[@valkyrie6926]

Very good video! Very professional! Very informative! 👍

[@jamesdavis418]

I would go one step further and oil treat my bottom side and all edges before reinstalling the new deck. I like the product looks like good wood but I personally would definitely want that bullet proof seal. Thanks for the info

[@WoodNMetalWorkshop]

Nice job 👍 I'm just planning out some upgrades for my 18 foot trailer and this decking might be just what I need.

[@FlashPerformance]

You will love it!

[@MrCountrycuz]

I am happy with the used motor oil treatment I applied to my hard wood 2X8 boards on my trailer.

[@crisis-cast]

great job

[@stanhutchins4365]

Just wonder if spray on LineX would do the same job as the Blackwood

[@tomedgar4375]

Used engine oil works great for sealing wood trailer decks and it’s free. Apply sparingly so it totally soaks in and doesn’t make a mess When laying new deck always allow room for swelling when the wood gets wet

[@FlashPerformance]

I heard engine oil and diesel fuel mix.

[@tomedgar4375]

@@FlashPerformance My deck was extremely dry, with newer wood diesel would work well

[@ScottTerry24]

I’ve painted many of fence with used oil. It looks good when dried.

[@Comm0ut]

How does cost compare to steel sheet and anti-skid coating cost?

[@bigmike3250]

My first concern is the longevity of the product in the elements; specifically the Florida sun.

[@FlashPerformance]

It is just like any other wood product. It is recommended to apply a UV protective stain

[@SteveP-vm1uc]

@@FlashPerformance I am sure he means the rubber.. Also being in Florida, (Tampa Bay), I know that rubber and plastic takes an abnormal beating here. Check out the trim and dashboards on typical 5 plus year old cars and trucks here....

[@Speedstack21]

Great job

[@fiveowaf454]

How is the wood pressure treated? most of the products used in pressure treating will corrode steel.

[@FlashPerformance]

I don't know the answer to that, you would have to go to the Blackwood company and find out. I did use coated screws so I am not worried about those rusting.

[@Snooodle238]

I guess google knew I just bought lumber to re-do my trailer deck. Kind of creepy! lol.... Nice video! thanks!

[@sandrag1906]

Would this work with an aluminum flatbed trailer?

[@FlashPerformance]

I don't see any reason why it would not work.

[@riftvalley1765]

Thank you Chad

[@LS11971]

Why not just spray your boards down with Raptor Liner if you want a non skid surface. Also would seal them from rot if you coat all surfaces.

[@garybrown9719]

Im working on a 20ft tilt deak

[@bigdbassn4489]

Are you supposed to use new decking screws when you replace the boards? Are you supposed to use the existing holes in the trailer metal when installing the new boards? If so, I am having trouble lining up the boards holes that I drilled to the existing holes in the trailer. I suppose the solution is to use new self tapping screws to install the new decking. Is this correct?

[@FlashPerformance]

Always use new hardware when replacing the deck boards. Most trailers are built with self taping screws. When removing the old deck most of them will break coming out. I cleaned up all the broken screws then pre drilled the boards and holes then used new self taping screws for wood and metal outdoors. Don't try to use the same holes it is not worth all the extra work.

[@bigdbassn4489]

@@FlashPerformance Thank you so much for the information. Do you have a self tapping screw that you would recommend using? Thanks!

[@FlashPerformance]

@@bigdbassn4489 Here is what I used, they worked great www.homedepot.com/p/Teks-12-2-3-4-in-Phillips-Flat-Head-Self-Drilling-Screws-40-Pack-21384/100145370

[@steves3688]

A helpful hint... Use brown copper napthanate on the deck every 2-3 years and you won't replace for decades!!.. my trailer is 21 years old and floor boards are still going strong...good preservative....

[@nickharris8304]

You could have taken a circular saw across the end of the boards and just pried the board ends out of that lip.... Why cut and weld if you don't need to. And they definitely put the runner on the wrong side. Those boards are gonna cup bad. And boards don't swell length ways they swell width ways. Damn sparkys don't understand how wood works lol. Very cool product though. And the trailer looks badass

[@bones6554]

He wanted to advertise his tools!

[@mauridiaz6102]

Saludos desde chile.buen video

[@deandrepowens]

So I need 14 of them at 14 feet long regular treated lumber is around 200 this would be over $1000 for this product that’s a huge jump for rubber imbedded wood

[@keenanklotz6490]

Can you please share the cost of the new decking?

[@FlashPerformance]

Industrial wood technology offers multiple different versions and price points I would recommend contacting them at www.industrialwoodtechnology.com/blackwood to get pricing. I gave them the size of my trailer deck and they gave me options.

[@shonuffisthemaster]

@@FlashPerformance he asked a simple question, should be a simple reply. the reality is you and the company your shilling for dont want to tell people how much it is because its damn expensive, and they want an opportunity to do the salesman thing before the customer is aware of how much it will cost and says "no way". they have different grades huh? ok how about a dollar amount per foot or per board for each grade then. why not? caus its so expensive they don't want you to know.

[@FlashPerformance]

@@shonuffisthemaster Price is never a simple question to answer, epically on wood products. If I told him how much I paid for the product back in June of 2020 do you think it would be exactly the same price? Not sure if you know this but the price of lumber has sky rocked in the past 8 months. If I told him I paid X and now it is X+20% keyboard hero's like you would jump all over that for me lying to people. You don't like the price, that is ok. I made the decision that trailer decking is less expensive the sliding a car of the edge of the trailer deck and having to do the body work.

[@jesseblanchard9609]

@@FlashPerformance I get what you are saying but I have to agree that companies that cant give you a straight simple answer on pricing is just ridiculous. At least a ball park. I work for a company that sells HUGE fire suppression systems. I can still give you a ball park answer on how much a part or system MIGHT cost... but when you have a product that is sold in board feet...seems like an easy answer for the company to list on the website...the hardwood store I buy lumber from seems to be able to do it and they sell all sorts of species in all sorts of thicknesses, etc...and they change it on the website when the price changes...not that hard really.

[@mdv2043]

The biggest part I see with that product is they put the rubber product on the grain cupped side of the board. It will eventually hold water and speed up rot.

[@FlashPerformance]

The rubber is not just laid into the grove on the board, it is press molded into the board, so there isn't a gap on the edges for water to set in. On my project, I have not seen any issues with this.

[@mdv2043]

@FlashPerformance you will eventually. Any water / liquid that hits that wood will be absorbed eventually. Just like on a sealed wooden deck. Sealant will Crack or become penitrable over time. When ever any kind of dementional lumber is used any where out side in elements the cup of the grain on the board should be facing down not up.

[@KHtally]

Never mount boards with the grain edges facing up or cupped. It collects the moisture and holds it.

[@SteveP-vm1uc]

That was the first thing I noticed. If it looks like a cup, it's a cup!!!

[@philliphaessig]

Didn't need to cut the metal plate off. The boards can bow enough to come out.

[@gregk.6723]

Should have used carriage bolts.

[@doylemarkham1010]

I like the video but not the music

[@charlesdefrancisco5056]

It’s very nice looking..but it’s always a better video when some costs of the wonder wood….it’s interesting but being as it’s made from the SYP. it’s questionable as to it’s longevity…knowing the cost could be useful to compare that product with a premium hardwood

[@FlashPerformance]

I didn't put pricing in the video because of how much the work market changes. I didn't want to misrepresent the pricing as it goes up or down.

[@steverus1336]

This is about 10 times the cost of original boards, $6.50 Ft.

[@shonuffisthemaster]

so they wont tell you how much the stuff costs, they want the opportunity to get you on the phone and do the salesman thing on you first. premium grade lumber my ass, that rough corner and the bow looked just like the construction grade stuff at the big box stores. be honest about the price and quality please.

[@ccpanel]

dead wood link

[@FlashPerformance]

Thanks, www.industrialwoodtechnology.com/ it was weird, I search "Industrial Wood Technology" then it worked. not sure why it didn't work with the link.

[@thomasward4505]

You could have just cut the wood to get it out from under the metal, and then cut the new boards a little shorter and slide them under each end about an inch or two

[@WojciechP915]

that intro