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Deck code violations

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A little worst than what I tried to build

Should get some replies, just keep checking
 
Check handrail and guarding height too. I would love to know soil conditions and check the tributary load of footings and frost depth. Flashing of ledger is also of utmost importance. Where is the lateral restraint with threaded rod?

It is a decent report but not detailed enough and lacking more information. Looks like a home inspector report and not an expert witness report. Selling your house?
 
Footings look undersized, check for flashing, and everything jar said. I see this crap all of Central Pennsyltuckey.
 
OP's assessment looks accurate.

I would expect that all issues could be repaired/resolved without too much disruption. Just needs 3B's - blocking, bolting, and bracketry.

mj
 
jar546 said:
So now the question begs, was there a permit pulled to construct the deck? Was there inspections? Was the 2009 IRC officially adopted in your jurisdiction?
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I call the town and they said that the deck was inspected as this is a new construction completed in the fall of 2012. I thought the state of NH requires all towns to adopt the 2009 IRC by 2011.
 
atkins said:
I call the town and they said that the deck was inspected as this is a new construction completed in the fall of 2012. I thought the state of NH requires all towns to adopt the 2009 IRC by 2011.
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The inspector may possibly be completely useless if he approved this per the 2009 IRC or it was never inspected at all.
 
globe trekker said:
Well, at least clean looking! The lack of "tightness" is one of the major problems on this particular project..
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Meaning not built like a Tijuana pallet shack like most of those things are.

Brent
 
This is what happens when non qualified inspectors run loose. I would recommend you contact the AHJ in a formal letter and suggest they get someone qualified to inspect this deck. Or get and engineer to review it and the codes in place. This is not even in compliance with IRC 2006 or 2003.
 
To the OP.

Your deck has some issues, but the sky isn't falling. Much of it can be easily remedied. Hopefully you have learned from this thread that there is a lot for EVERYONE to learn about deck construction.
 
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