{"id":4284,"date":"2015-10-20T08:22:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T08:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2015\/10\/20\/replacing-the-redwood\/"},"modified":"2015-10-20T08:22:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T08:22:55","slug":"replacing-the-redwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2015\/10\/20\/replacing-the-redwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing the redwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the exterior slabs in our home were poured, they used redwood spacers \u2014 and left them there for effect (and a nice control joint)&#8230; which is nice until they degrade. Most folks tear the wood out and replace with gravel or other hardscape material and we had done the same. However, years of sweeping pea gravel out of the atrium became tedious.<\/p>\n<p>I&#039;ve wanted to replace the redwood for years and this weekend we did. I wish we had done it years ago. It&#039;s pretty simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rip out the old redwood<\/li>\n<li>File down the original nails<\/li>\n<li>Cut new strips to size<\/li>\n<li>Using construction adhesive, re-set the redwood strips and let dry<\/li>\n<li>Fill in gaps with (polymeric) sand<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1367\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e201bb08845c1f970d image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e201bb08845c1f970d-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_1367\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When you remove the redwood, the remnants of the securing nails will remain \u2014 be careful&#8230; they&#039;re sharp and rusty. When originally poured, the contractors simply hammered in nails every foot or so (heads sticking out) and when the concrete was poured around the strips, it sealed it up tightly. However, with the wood gone, the nails remain and you&#039;ll need to use a grinder or Dremmel-tool to get them out.<\/p>\n<p>After that, you&#039;ll need to measure and make some test blocks&#8230; some joints have probably opened up more than others. You will probably be looking at 1.5in square \u2014 which means you can get two out of a 2X4. Don&#039;t make the new strips too tight as they&#039;ll expand when wet.<\/p>\n<p>If you have giant cracks in the slab (which is what the control joints are for) and insecticide is your thing, it would be a good time to pour insecticide in the joints to treat for ants or termites before you seal everything up. We use Bifenthrin and Fipronil for ant\/termite control and purchase through eBay suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>Clean up the channel with a wire brush and set the strips in a bead of construction adhesive. I like the kind with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Loctite-PL-Premium-10-fl-oz-Polyurethane-Construction-Adhesive-1390595\/202020473\">polyurethane adhesive<\/a> added (aka: Gorilla Glue) as it &quot;foams&quot; a bit. You could also simply use Gorilla Glue, but you&#039;d want to be careful as it could foam too much.<\/p>\n<p>Use shims to space everything out nicely side-to-side and if an area pops up, use the friction of the shims to hold the strip in place.<\/p>\n<p>When finished, sweep polymeric sand (or regular sand if you&#039;d like) into the joints. The &quot;juice&quot; in the polymeric sand darkened the redwood a bit which is kind of nice as it was fairly pink otherwise. It should fade to a silvery-gray over time.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: the driveway!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1382\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e201b8d16a6467970c image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e201b8d16a6467970c-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_1382\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the exterior slabs in our home were poured, they used redwood spacers \u2014 and left them there for effect (and a nice control joint)&#8230; which is nice until they degrade. Most folks tear the wood out and replace with gravel or other hardscape material and we had done the same. However, years of sweeping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Replacing the redwood - Red Neck Modern<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2015\/10\/20\/replacing-the-redwood\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Replacing the redwood - Red Neck Modern\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When the exterior slabs in our home were poured, they used redwood spacers \u2014 and left them there for effect (and a nice control joint)&#8230; which is nice until they degrade. 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