There was a time when it was common practice to lay decking boards with cup facing up, so as to have a natural runoff. That line of thinking was later ditched on the argument that if a board is "properly" secured in place, then the act of "properly" securing it would straighten out any cup-down boards and provide a flat deck. IMHO, I still believe it is better to take the time to place the boards with cup up. In "my" pea-brained mind, it's worth not having a truly flat and perfect deck if it means the deck will have a longer usable life. The more that water sits on lumber, the shorter the lifespan of that lumber - generally speaking, of course, as most people do not upkeep their wood as it's meant to be.
From the contractor/builder's point of view, it's best to just throw the boards down and get the job done as quickly as possible, then move on to the next job. Enough has been argued both for and against to where most building codes (all that "I" know of) no longer specify anything about the cup facing up. But then again, building code doesn't mean that's the best it can be. Mike Holmes said it best when he would explain how building codes are "minimum acceptable quality". ...To the best of my knowledge, there isn't any specifications concerning trailers as to whether cup should face up or down.
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