Hi, I am new to the chatroom. I had a question about whether or not I can wag in the supports for my deck. I have 4x4 posts that I have in the ground and would like to bolt the 2x8s into them rather than putting them on top of the posts. I am planning to place the 2x8s on oposite sides of the posts and use blocking between them to take up the space created between the 2x8s. Should I have any code issues to be concerned about?
deckman
Deckman; in short NO. If you want the 4x's to support ur 2 x 8's then you should "let" those into the 4 x 4" . Bolts alone will corrode and fail. :no:
You never gave dimensions as to how large this deck was to be. Are they on footings?, meet codes, etc. More info will be a great help to fully answer this question
JackM
My deck will be sized 10 foot by 16 foot and I will not be attaching it to the house. Considering what kind of a junk deck I took out, this will be like the Taj Mahal. I was planning to put lag bolts through the 2x8s and into the 4x4s. It just looks like a much easier route to go than going on top of the posts. I would think it would be more stable as well. Thanks for any comments
I think you will find placing them on top is simpler and not to mention a ____ of a lot stronger. I have cut 2x4 pieces and screwed them to the beam and 4x4 to stableize them.
Please DONT bolt to the posts it is not nearly as strong and most building departments wont allow it.
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