On May 15, nearly 30 students at Lee University in Virginia were injured when an off-campus house’s deck collapsed. Like most deck disasters, with a little DIY inspection, this one could likely have been prevented.
I attached a joist hanger to each end of the ledger plate, measuring to ensure they were positioned properly. I then rested a 12’ plank in them, held the other end up until level, and measured down from the top of the plank to the base of the adjustable post bracket. This gave me ...
Rot at the stair stringer bottom(yellow circle) can lead to stairs settling out of level - increasing the risk of slips and falls and in more-extreme cases, causing separation of connection of stair stringers to the deck frame. Watch out: End-nailed stair treads, with no cleats nor rabbe...
There are three stair bracket options: one with a 7-inch rise and 11-inch run; one with a 7 3⁄4-inch rise and 11-inch run; and one that’s adjustable, with rise and run constraints forgiving enough to make just about any situation work. To build stair stringers, proprietary bracke...