The answer to last weeks issue – posts were only a few inches in the ground & completely unsupported, add a little frost, water &… good thing it was less than 2′ of the ground. For a little shameless self promotion here is how things should be done…
Proper Footings & Attachments…
Leaves one one with a great looking deck that will last
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Guest says
Have you checked out the technical bulletin for LedgerLoK fasteners? Should your fastener pattern be in a “W” as opposed to stacked in pairs?
SLS Construction says
Ahhh theres always one out there 🙂 — In all honesty thanks for the questions & I am not sure which bulletin you are referring to but I did read through all the available specs & docs before I did decide to go this route (besides talking to a few other trusted deck builders that were using them).
As for the W – technically it is as the specs from what I recall on this deck called out for 1 every 16″ which would have been difficult as the joist spacing is at 12″ OC for the diagonal decking. The main reason the W came into event was because people used to drive 1/2″ lags or drill 1/2″ holes in a straight line which could cause the ledger to split. Based on the size of the fastener & the specs, I am not in the least concerned that would happen here so thus the stack look
Guest says
Have you checked out the technical bulletin for LedgerLoK fasteners? Should your fastener pattern be in a “W” as opposed to stacked in pairs?
Guest says
Have you checked out the technical bulletin for LedgerLoK fasteners? Should your fastener pattern be in a “W” as opposed to stacked in pairs?
SLS Construction says
Ahhh theres always one out there 🙂 — In all honesty thanks for the questions & I am not sure which bulletin you are referring to but I did read through all the available specs & docs before I did decide to go this route (besides talking to a few other trusted deck builders that were using them).
As for the W – technically it is as the specs from what I recall on this deck called out for 1 every 16″ which would have been difficult as the joist spacing is at 12″ OC for the diagonal decking. The main reason the W came into event was because people used to drive 1/2″ lags or drill 1/2″ holes in a straight line which could cause the ledger to split. Based on the size of the fastener & the specs, I am not in the least concerned that would happen here so thus the stack look