Hi All,
In the process of shopping around to get my existing deck waterproofed (by replacing the top surface with vinyl / aluminum etc), I have realized that there are a few issues with my deck structure that would also need fixing.
My house is two floors with a finished daylight basement and a concrete patio. The current deck is merely attached with joist hangers nailed into the rim joist. Yeah, I know, so it looks like a total demo and redo.
The problems really start when I try and figure out how to frame the deck structure. Because of the cantilevered structure I can't attach the deck to the house in that area, and it is too wide to frame around. I would really like to not have a free standing deck because then I have to include angled bracing which would interfere with my view, whereas I think that if the structure is attached to the house I can use the fact that I will have a 3/4 ply subfloor (for the waterproof surface) to resist the lateral loads.
Before I suck it up and approach a structural engineer, is there any immediately obvious way around the stoopid cantilevered section. If it helps, the house plans were originally drawn up with only a small deck outside the raised patio doors which stopped at the edge of the cantilevered section.
The pictures below are an attempt to show the rear wall of the house with and without the deck.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers
Chris
In the process of shopping around to get my existing deck waterproofed (by replacing the top surface with vinyl / aluminum etc), I have realized that there are a few issues with my deck structure that would also need fixing.
My house is two floors with a finished daylight basement and a concrete patio. The current deck is merely attached with joist hangers nailed into the rim joist. Yeah, I know, so it looks like a total demo and redo.
The problems really start when I try and figure out how to frame the deck structure. Because of the cantilevered structure I can't attach the deck to the house in that area, and it is too wide to frame around. I would really like to not have a free standing deck because then I have to include angled bracing which would interfere with my view, whereas I think that if the structure is attached to the house I can use the fact that I will have a 3/4 ply subfloor (for the waterproof surface) to resist the lateral loads.
Before I suck it up and approach a structural engineer, is there any immediately obvious way around the stoopid cantilevered section. If it helps, the house plans were originally drawn up with only a small deck outside the raised patio doors which stopped at the edge of the cantilevered section.
The pictures below are an attempt to show the rear wall of the house with and without the deck.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers
Chris
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