Thank you for the replies. @phamENG, so the big difference in the tension tie is that it connects the joists themselves to the house, instead of the joist to ledger, ledger to house? So we are basically preventing the joists from ripping away from the ledger?
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New Engineer here. I am having trouble understanding the necessity of deck tension ties. So I understand having them act as hold downs at each end of the deck to counteract a prying force. But I have also seen them called out at every 8'? Why is that? It seems to me like that would be...
@jerseyshore if we use the min. code of 1500 psf bearing, the proposed loading would be about 2000 psf on the 12x12 footing. So we'd need to size up to at least 18" wide.
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So I have a project that is turning an existing garage (stick framed about 20'x20') into a two story ADU with a rooftop deck. So essentially 3 stories. The current garage is on a turn down slab 12" thick x 12" width. So not only with I need to increase the width, but also make the...
