Hey, looking for some feedback on a few decking questions.I have a large deck, about 20 by 20. It was built with 2x4's, 12 inch spacing, with footings mounted in concrete sonotube feet buried in the ground. The Posts are great, no issue.The deck itself had rotted. The boards were 5/4 pressure treated deck boards, some of which had split, some warped, some pulled up in some spots, and in many cases, the heads of the screws just plain popped off. The deck lasted about 5 years. There was no springiness to the frame, and the actual structure was still quite sound. Due to splitting in some areas, and screws popped all over it, i cut it up and threw it all out anyway to start from scratch (except the feet, as burying new would require repermiting, and i know it would be refused)I reframed the deck, kept the 12 inch spacing, added additional cross bracing, used galvanized hangers for all members, and am at the point where i'm ready to begin the deck planks, so here are my questions:I'm in vancouver, canada. It's wet as hell here most of the time. I've seen the pros and cons of PT vs Cedar, but havent heard which would be suitable for which environment- i did see some people that said wet environments made cedar rot, which would be ideal in my case? I'm looking to nicely stain the deckGalvanized hangers. The old ones i removed were covered in oxidization, still seemed in full strength, but i think theres a reaction ocurring between the screws, brackets and wood when moisture is incorporated. Since the frame and hardware are hidden, is there a paint or coating i can apply to the brackets to seal them from outside moisture?I used coated decking screws for the old planks, and went through the face into the frame below (i know, i know), this understandably leaves nasty marks in the boards and an opening for moisture to get in. For the new planks, i was going to use the "camo" hidden fastener system, but i've seen no reviews on the long term results, anyone have any experience with this?Any help appreciated via /r/DIY http://bit.ly/2WEoReY
