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05-01-2007, 04:35 PM #1
Deck framing
Here's an unusual framing area found at a home today.
The deck supposedly had a permit, where from there I don't know but I think they layed these flat to allow headroom for the door access to the left.
What were they thinking?
interested in your comments. I have many in my report.
Big sag too. Guess where?
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05-01-2007, 06:14 PM #2
Re: Deck framing
That is certainly non-typical framing. The joists laid flat are on the same spacing as the joists oriented vertically (albeit with a smaller span). I don't see any joist hangers at the right end of these joists. And the beam supporting these joists (left side of photo) also appears to have a significant chunk removed from the bottom edge (again, possibly for headroom).
It is not your call as a home inspector to say the deck is or is not structurally sound as built. I would recommend that you note the non-standard framing practices and the notched beam and recommend the deck be inspected by a qualified professional.
By the way, check out Brian's link to an article on "May Is Deck Safety Month".
"Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand." Leo Durocher
Bruce Breedlove
www.avaloninspection.com
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05-01-2007, 07:58 PM #3
Re: Deck framing
Yeh here is another book I have to order, Thanks
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05-02-2007, 05:56 AM #4
Re: Deck framing
If you are going to recommend the deck "be inspected" by a qualified professional, that means you "did not inspect it", otherwise you are charging your client to inspect it, and then telling them to pay someone else "to inspect it".
As a home inspection professional, you should be able to tell if the deck 'looks right' or if it does not. If it does not, then recommend a structural engineer design appropriate repairs. Not "a qualified professional" as your client may end up with the "qualified professional" being the contractor who constructed it. You want to recommend a "structure engineer", and, instead of recommending what type or repair is needed, you are recommending that the structural engineer "design appropriate repairs" - meaning the repairs is up to the engineer who is going to sign and seal those designed repairs.
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05-02-2007, 06:49 AM #5
Re: Deck framing
Yes, correct Jerry, Thankyou. That's what I did.
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