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Posted: 11/9/2012 1:45:10 PM EDT
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Get some quarter inch angle plates cut and lag bolt them to the deck and stairs on both sides of the stepboard supports. Problem solved.
To do it right you may need to take down the stairs but you won't have to start over. |
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Posted: 11/9/2012 2:29:30 PM EDT
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Are the boards running from the porch to the ground pine or pressure treated? If they are not pressure treated they need to be replace. I would rip those stairs down and pay a builder to redo it the the right way those little blocks under each step are a sign that someone was either to cheap to do it right or didn't know what they were doing. Those side boards should have been 2x12 and had the steps cut in them so the step was supported by the stringer and not by a block nailed to them.
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Posted: 11/9/2012 3:04:56 PM EDT
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Ugh... I hate seeing work like that. Whoever built that should be doing something else.
 Your cheapest option is probably to buy a Simpson joist hanger or an L70 (can't really see from the pics which would work best) and install on the outside "stringer" to create a better connection to that ledger. Then, make sure the ledger is well connected to the rim joist. On the inside stringer maybe you can block between the stringer and rim joist so that a thru-bolt could be installed, allowing the rim joist to pick up the stringer. Hard to see if there's enough overlap there to do it though. Your wood doesn't look pressure treated and your nails are definitely not galvanized. Your other option (besides starting over) is to add a couple posts directly under your stringers. You might also want to add an L bracket where the stringers land on the concrete, usually when we pour a landing we'll wet set some brackets for the stringers. These keep the top from sliding down and the bottom from sliding out!
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Posted: 11/9/2012 7:47:21 PM EDT
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Holy shit, that all needs to go. Stacking 5/4" composite deck boards on top of acq is a clusterfuck to begin with, composite 5/4" decking is to only span 12" on center, they fucked you. The answer is start over, last year I rebuilt a deck that collasped 9ft during a weight watchers celebration party, (no bullshit). House was only 10 years old, thankfully nobody was hurt.
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Posted: 11/9/2012 8:12:56 PM EDT
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These pictures remind of a game they play over on Fine Homebuilding.com. It's called, "You're the Inspector" or "What's Wrong with this Picture"?
Step 1 - Get a sound design for your deck. Step 2 - Build it to print and to code. Step 3 - Provide some overhead shade so you can actually use and enjoy your deck. |
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Posted: 11/10/2012 7:29:46 PM EDT
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I had a feeling you guys would steer me down the right path that I didn't want to go down. Looks like I'll be working on getting a whole new set of stairs. I'm sure the railing is all wrong too. It's the same all along the top as it is on the stairs in the first pic.
I do appreciate all the feedback. |
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Posted: 11/11/2012 6:34:03 AM EDT
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I've seen deer stands sturdier than that deck
 Although, I'd prolly just throw some more nail and supports at it......  |
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Posted: 11/11/2012 7:41:17 AM EDT
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last year I rebuilt a deck that collasped 9ft during a weight watchers celebration party HAHA. I believe you may have been behind the 8 ball on that one sir |
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Posted: 11/11/2012 11:36:36 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Holy shit, that all needs to go. Stacking 5/4" composite deck boards on top of acq is a clusterfuck to begin with, composite 5/4" decking is to only span 12" on center, they fucked you. The answer is start over, last year I rebuilt a deck that collasped 9ft during a weight watchers celebration party, (no bullshit). House was only 10 years old, thankfully nobody was hurt. 
Everything here. Those deck boards are springy between joists, huh? |
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Posted: 11/12/2012 3:03:29 PM EDT
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Everything here. Those deck boards are springy between joists, huh? The joists are 12" apart so there isn't much flex on the main deck. Since the "professional" didn't touch the original deck framing, he didn't get a chance to do it wrong. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 5:19:18 PM EDT
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Ugh... your nails are definitely not galvanized. First thing that jumped out at me. Those nails will fail in a few years and cause a fall. Get some galvanized fasteners in there. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 5:27:44 PM EDT
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If you can fit it, I would come down to a landing and turn back to the yard
Those stairs are steep. |
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Posted: 11/15/2012 11:33:35 AM EDT
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Rip it all out and do it right. It will fail when it is least oportune.
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Posted: 11/15/2012 11:49:37 AM EDT
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If you bought the house from someone, talk to the former owner/real estate company and indicate that the repairs weren't up to code.
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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:34:09 AM EDT
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Quoted: Will not matter... they purchased the house as is. The home inspector, if there was one, should have flagged it as a safety issue prior to closing in order to be repaired.If you bought the house from someone, talk to the former owner/real estate company and indicate that the repairs weren't up to code. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 2:15:28 PM EDT
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Op check out this website as well
http://www.strongtie.com/deckcenter/index.html?source=category |
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