Decks Rx LLC

Decks Rx LLC Constantly striving to grow and dial our process in.

09/04/2026

Here’s what it looks like when it all comes together.

This is American Structures & Design aluminum railing with a continuous top rail. You can see inside the connection how that piece was bent and captured before everything was assembled.

That’s why the order of operations in the last reel matters. Once everything is locked together, you get one clean, continuous finished rail instead of a bunch of awkward transitions.

The little details make the finished product.

09/04/2026

Railing isn’t guesswork. 📐

A Construction Master Pro and some pretty rudimentary math will get you exactly where you need to be.

Run → Rise → Pitch → Diagonal.

But getting the length right is only part of it. With this continuous top rail system, there’s an order of operations you need to follow. Entrap this piece first, install the 45, then work your way into the next section.

And yes—you can use the rail itself to help make the bend. Just don’t get carried away. Overbend it and you’re buying another piece.

Simple math. Correct sequence. Clean result.

09/03/2026

One of the things I really like about CleanStairs is that we've diversified the potential points of failure.

Every tread operates independently. If one tread ever has an issue, it can be replaced without rebuilding the entire staircase.

Yes, we're still relying on two main 4x12 stringers — but they're wrapped, fully capped and taped on top to manage water.

And if a stringer somehow does fail down the road, CleanStairs can be disassembled, the stringer replaced, and the system reassembled in a matter of hours.

Compare that to a traditional hand-cut stringer where every tread relies on the same continuous, notched structural members.

Nothing lasts forever.

So instead of pretending it will, we designed CleanStairs to be repairable.

Watch the video and let me know what you think.

DecksRx Standards.

09/01/2026

Quick breakdown of the CleanStairs stringer cap and how we get that angle dialed in.

The video explains the layout, so give it a watch and drop a comment if you've got questions.

But here's the part I really want to point out:

These are the ONLY pocket screws and glue we're relying on throughout the entire CleanStairs system.

That's it.

The rest of the system is built around solid structural components and mechanical connections.

We wanted the finished details clean without building an entire staircase around glue, miters and pocket screws.

Watch the video and let me know what you think.

DecksRx Standards.

08/31/2026

This one's for the hand-cut stringer warriors in the comments. 😂

Yes, we know.

You've been cutting stair stringers for 30 years.
You've never fu**ed one up.
You can lay them out blindfolded.
Your grandpa taught you.
And this probably isn't "real carpentry." 😂

We're not saying you can't build great stairs with traditional cut stringers.

We're saying we got tired of cutting them.

So we built CleanStairs.

Solid 4x12 stringers.
Solid structural treads.
No traditional stringer cuts.
Cleaner finished details.
Repeatable layout.

But don't worry — you can still hand-cut yours.

We'll be over here trying to make ours easier. 🍿

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08/30/2026

Another little benefit of the CleanStairs system we didn't necessarily design around — but we'll take it. 😂

No traditional cut stringers means there's nowhere for all the s**t to get trapped.

We use a deck board for the riser, and depending on the rise, that naturally leaves us a small gap underneath.

Grab the blower and everything goes right through.

Leaves, dirt, sawdust — gone.

Cleaner stairs. Easier maintenance. One more benefit of eliminating the traditional stringer system.

And of course, no job is complete without giving the young guy on the crew a little s**t. 😂

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08/29/2026

Final piece of the puzzle. 👌

Introducing our custom CleanStairs base plate and base plate cover — a DecksRx original.

We couldn't find an existing solution that gave us the clean finished look we wanted, so we made our own.

The railing system is American sourced and designed by American Structures & Design (AS&D), while we fabricated the custom base plates and base plate covers in-house specifically for CleanStairs.

They bolt directly to our solid 4x12 stringers, giving us a clean, purpose-built connection without the big, ugly base plates we've had to work around in the past.

This one is finished in brown to pair with the English Walnut AZEK PVC decking — and I think we finally nailed it.

Nobody made the part we wanted — so we did.

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08/28/2026

Another CleanStairs detail getting dialed in. 👌

This is a FIRST for us — our new custom base plate.

In the past, we've had to work with those long, hideous base plates that technically do the job… but just don't fit the clean, finished look we're trying to achieve.

So we changed it.

This new base plate was made specifically to work with the CleanStairs system and keep that bottom connection as clean as the rest of the staircase.

That's really what this whole system has become.

Find a detail we don't like.
Figure out a better way.
Make it repeatable.
Keep refining it.

CleanStairs is really starting to come into fruition.

DecksRx Standards.

08/27/2026

Look at this screw. 😬

Epoxy-coated fastener pulled out of pressure-treated framing here in the Pacific Northwest — already rusting like hell.

Treated lumber isn't friendly to fasteners. The preservatives used in pressure-treated wood can accelerate corrosion, and then add our PNW moisture on top of it.

This is why we're big on STAINLESS.

If you're building a deck that's supposed to last for decades, don't cheap out on the fasteners holding the damn thing together.

Pressure-treated lumber + Pacific Northwest weather = choose your fasteners accordingly.

DecksRx Standards.

08/27/2026

You already had the whole deck torn apart… and you LEFT THIS? 😂

The original deck had an inside-mounted railing system with 4x4 posts built into the framing.

Bad enough.

But the original builder actually HANGERED A JOIST OFF THE RAILING POST. 🤦‍♂️

Fast forward to the contractor who resurfaced this deck:

Decking removed.
Railing removed.
Framing completely exposed.

Perfect opportunity to fix it.

Nope.

They left the old railing post buried in the frame, packed everything back around it, and covered the deck back up.

And here's my favorite part…

They took the time to tape the joists — but didn't tape this rotten-ass piece of s**t. 😂

This is exactly why we keep talking about resurfacing.

If you've already exposed the entire frame, FIX THE FRAME.

Don't spend thousands of dollars covering problems back up.

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