Denray Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Deck joists are bracketed to rim joist area through the Hardi. Good coverage from eave above, but will this be a problem down the road? 12yrs old now. Click to Enlarge 41.56 KB Click to Enlarge 38.26 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkenney Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sure it's a problem. That twelve year old argument carries absolutely no weight. In fact the older it gets the better the odds are that it will fail. Wrong is wrong. No flashing right of the batt. Driven rain doesn't care about the eave. The brackets are not designed for the fastener that must have been used to reach the band board. If they don't reach the band I doubt it would support its own weight. Definately not 50 psf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thank you Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 It's a narrow deck, little weight upon it. I'd write it up, explain what's wrong and how it shoulda been done but I wouldn't go so far as to recommend they do it over. Now, if that deck gets wider elsewhere that may be a different story. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Yep, that's what I did Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Deck joists are bracketed to rim joist area through the Hardi. I see at least 4 steps or levels. How can they all be attached to the rim joist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Denny are you sure that every fastener goes through the HPlank to the ledger? I would say they need a ledger board or a beam support from below. Ditto Ricardo, 2 minutes in the lead. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Report goes out tomorrow. Thank you all of you. Click to Enlarge 32.98 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Questionable structural support and Mr. Hardie would not approve. Click to Enlarge 61.71 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 You guys are the best!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 The deck attachment to the house is wrong in every regard. I wouldn't hesitate to call it dangerous and I would recommend that it be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Here's a shot of some fiber-cement in contact with some decking... it's all cheesy... "thus the clearances" Click to Enlarge 33.67 KB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 What Fabry said. I like to use the word "hazardous", though. I would recommend at least some posts and beams added below to hold up that inner edge and to offer something to hold it laterally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hardiplank doesn't have a structural rating; it shouldn't be part of the structure. When I see decks done wrong that "don't look all that bad" I try to keep in mind the housewarming party with all of their guests standing on it - a load the deck might have never been subject to yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Click to enlarge any picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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