For designing an exterior deck, does the wood need to be specified as pressure treated wood? IBC Section 2304.11.4 only talks about wood in contact with ground to be pressure treated. I would specify regular wood members for tthe entire deck taken into account the wet factor but not the...
Hi,
Did anyone noticed that table 3 (Deck Beam Span) of the DCA6-09 for sizing a deck beam is on the conservative side. I am wondering if I am missing anything here, but as an example it seems that for a 9ft joist span, a 4x12 DF no.2 could span 13ft instead of their specified 8' or 9'. Also...
During a home inspection, we have realized that the deck (attached) may not be properly secured to the house.
The joists are attached to a piece of wood (spacer board) with a hanger before it gets attached to the ledger. The ledger is attached against the wall with cement/mortar from what I...
