Dave,

You are giving me deck building flashbacks. Even got my stuff at Menards. The best part was that the next year they opened one in Detroit Lakes, after several trips from Perham/Big Pine to Fargo.

Are you going treated wood or the synthetic? I went with the Menards house-brand synthetic (solid stuff) and other than being heavy as hell and having to pre-drill pilot holes, I am really satisfied after 8 years of no-maintenance.

Well, I do power-wash it once in a while I guess.