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  1. M

    Conversation Pit in deck

    Working on a house with a large wrap-around deck. One area of the deck in the rear will have a sunken circular 'conversation pit' built into it. It will be approx 8' in diameter with steps down. It will be 30" total vertical drop from the deck to the bottom of the pit, with a bench wrapping...
  2. T

    Help needed with codes and standards for deck, stairs, posts, railings

    Started a deck project with a local contractor in June 2023. Issues began early on with the crew who was sent over here working quickly but as we found out, did not have the contract in hand, so a lot of bad things happened. Now we are almost 3 months into this and out quite a bit of money with...
  3. W

    Deck construction

    Good afternoon, friends! Can you give me a hint, please? There was a need to create a beautiful backyard deck. Long thought about how to do the right thing and watched many different sites for this service (chose this one). But perhaps I can do it myself. Tell us your examples of work and is...
    • Williams19
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    • Forum: Canada
  4. jar546

    R507 Deck Attachment too CMU

    When I lived up north, I had a raised ranch and built a deck 9' off the ground but still against my CMU foundation. Back then I used staggered lag bolts into lead anchors to attach my ledger board. Behind the ledger board I used large galvanized fender washers to create a 3/8" gap for water to...
  5. J

    Railing on Ramp 30" Up

    I'm hoping for some sort of exemption or solution to the over 30" off the ground deck railing code for a ramp section. We have a ramp that starts at around 34" off the ground - runs down through 2 turning platforms and lands on grade. We've installed two rows of continuous handrail on the...
  6. D

    Proposed exterior deck for restaurant

    2015 IBC. Proposed deck would be no more than 18" above grade with barrier free access. Deck would abut adjacent structure directly up to the property line with an 1/2" gap. Adjacent structure is two story CMU construction. New deck would treated wood. Table 601 states that floor construction...
  7. R

    Existing deck, trying to build new roof to cover it.

    Hello All, I’m a contractor/handyman business owner, I’ve built around 18 decks in the past 8 years. Decks aren’t my main business but I’m comfortable, I take pride in my work, and quality, and would like to think I’m no hack. I tend to oversize required lumber for sturdiness and peace of...
  8. Gary Cornelisse

    Decking beams and joists for perpendicular decking

    I'm planning to lay my decking perpendicular to the house instead of parallel. I've been through the DCA 6 several times, and despite what our local code officer said, it's not clear how to figure out the specs for my beams and joists. Table 3 in the DCA is for joists framing from one side...
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