Originally Posted by
Mike Schulz
This is what it needs..........
Mike,
No, not necessarily.
That is what Andy and I were trying to say.
*IF* (that big *IF*) the deck is constructed to be self supporting, all one needs is a sawzall (I know, that is a brand name) and cut off about 1/4" to 1/2" of the ends of the joints so the joists clear the wall and they are not touching, but are allowing drainage down between them and the wall ... but only ... *IF* the deck is constructed as self supporting.
Granted, *in all likelihood* the deck is supported by the house, but ... *IT MIGHT NOT BE*.
Without further information, we just do not know. And making those assumptions are not the best of things to do.
Andy, if a person talks and no one listens, is that like a tree falling in the woods? Is there really any sound?
