dhoward26
Structural
- Jun 2, 2011
- 160
I'm looking at decks a little more in-depth than I have in the past and just thinking about framing options. Do most people use knee braces or do you use x-bracing or do you assume the decking itself acts like a cantilevered diaphragm? It seams that if you have the tension ties to the house to create a diaphragm that is 2-3:1 then you wouldn't need knee braces and could assume a cantilevered diaphragm via the decking connection to the deck joists.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?