It is amazing how much more structure this article recommends to hold up a deck than is necessary to support an entire house!
Many joist spans in a home will exceed 16 feet and few beams will have a post every 4 feet! Mind you, this house could have had a few more. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:40 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Install Beams for a Deck > Hi > After you set the posts in place, you are ready to install the beam. The > beam runs parallel to the ledger board to hold the joists in place. > > Steps: > 1. > Buy or build a beam of length suitable to the width to be spanned. 2-by-4s > can be nailed together with plywood spaces to make the width of beam > needed. > (Check building codes in your area for the beam width required for your > deck size.) > > 2. > Turn the beam so that the crown side is up. (Most boards have a slight > curve to them from one end to another, even when looking down the narrow > edge. The > side of the board that bows up in the middle is the crown side.) Placing > the crown side up prevents sag later. > > 3. > Set the beam on top of the posts and secure it to them. Temporarily secure > prefabricated post caps to the tops of the posts until all final > adjustments > are made. (Post caps are prefabricated metal brackets that fit over the > top of the post and use a U-shaped bracket to help hold the beam in > place.) > > 4. > Check that the beam's overhang is even on both ends. > > 5. > Make the final permanent attachment of the beam to the post caps. > > Tips: > > There should be a beam about every 8 to 10 feet along the length of the > floor joists and a post about every 4 to 8 feet along the length of the > beam. > > It's now considered common practice to use prefabricated "post caps" as > they add strength and are easy to work with. Post caps are made from > galvanized > metal. > > To check frame to see whether it is square, measure diagonals. If the > "box" frame is square, the diagonals will be equal. > > After all the beams are in place you can install the joists. > > > Warnings: > > If you are setting a beam in place above your head, always wear a hard hat > and be sure your footing is secure. > > ********************************************************************** > This message and its attachments may contain legally > privileged or confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the > information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail > in error, please notify the sender immediately by return > e-mail and delete the e-mail. > > Any content of this message and its attachments which > does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy > must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by > Eraring Energy. 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