Yes, I was thinking of doing something similar just to be safe. Are there any good books with structural design problems and practical solutions anyone could recommend to further my knowledge, or would that be the topic of another thread?
Thanks for the comments. I also thought this was a prescriptive but the plan check comments require a PE stamp. The plan check comment that is giving me pause and for which I'm hesitant to use my stamp is below which references withdrawal capacity. I can do a shear check on the lag screws due to...
I am trying to add a 12'x36' raised deck to attached to my home with a ledger on one side and 4 posts on the other about 10 feet high. I can stamp the plans myself because I am licensed PE in Ca but am hesitant to do so because I don't fully understand the ledger to rim joist connection. The...
