Prescriptive requirements and inspection of residential decks.

[Frank Woeste]

Some deck builders may be interested in reviewing this publication at the Building Safety Journal:

http://www.iccsafe.org/news/bsj/0407_prescriptive.pdf

The link will be good for about 7 weeks. Comments are welcome.

Frank Woeste
Professor Emeritus
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg

[carpenter]

Re: Prescriptive requirements and inspection of residential decks.

Thanks for that. I only had time to skim through so printed it out for future reference.

Good Luck
Dave

[James Eggert]

Re: Prescriptive requirements and inspection of residential decks.

Frank
I read that article as soon as it arrived, and being involved now with munincipal inspections(yeah, I'm on that side too!) I found the simple explanations of what are typically minimal requirements for code today to be easy enough for anyone to build a safe deck!

Actually, building safely doesn't have any excuse for not doing so!!

[Carl Sperry]

Re: Prescriptive requirements and inspection of residential decks.

I am consistantly amazed at the crap that gets built here in Myrtle Beach, SC. I am on a addition now where, on the existing house, there is no drip edge, no starter course of shingles, & the siding is not nailed into the studs. You should see the deck construction. It's real nice.

[Bill12]

Re: Prescriptive requirements and inspection of residential decks.

I am consistantly amazed at the crap that gets built here in Myrtle Beach, SC. I am on a addition now where, on the existing house, there is no drip edge, no starter course of shingles, & the siding is not nailed into the studs. You should see the deck construction. It's real nice.

Same up here... Shoddy work land.