No build new features like a whirlpool first, we havn’t gotten the time or the manpower to deal with this concern of yours the client is only paying us to add the whirlpool.
deck debt
*Deck tebt
Docking decks
I like how they have a thicker piece of wood for holding up the roof than for holding up the deck + roof.
If this one was built like the one I took down, some, maybe all, of those boards on the bottom run into the structure itself for support, and those are beefy boards, especially on their side like that. Mine was supported with those and diagonal supports just to prevent sag.
Id guess they are replacing ground-tied supports, and those are just to keep the small bit of pull from causing damage to the roof and stuff while they swap them. Just long enough for the photo.
That or its completely floating and the boards are just for a laugh.
The word you’re looking for is “cantilevered”
Looks like it’s properly cantilevered into the structure of the house. I don’t see any joist hangers or any hardware that would indicate a need for additional ground support. It’s possible it could be hidden under the siding, but if the deck was being supported at all by the 2x4s they are warped enough where you would be able to see some sag. Most likely theyre there just for laughs.
Though, that roof looks like an add on by the owner, and could be problematic if it snowed a lot.
good thing we won’t have to deal with snow much longer, with the world being on fire an all 😭
Not how climate change works.
yes im aware of that, it was supposed to be dark humor
Its likely the bottom supports are cantilevered out of the side of the house this held up by the entire weight of the house. The bottom 2x4s, or any boards down there, would effectively do nothing.
The bend in those 2x2s is disturbing.
Probably just from natural warping, it doesn’t look like those are actually bearing any weight. That porch seems to be properly cantilevered into the structure of the house and aren’t just slapped on with some joist hangers.
I’m guessing the 2x4 are just there for shits and giggles.
It’s actually forming an arch with the house. This is peak civil engineering.
Its a feature, not a bug.
If I understand wood and math correctly then 2 x 2 equals 4. So that is 4 inches of solid wood for support. You should be okay. /s
This is NSFW!
NSFL*
If it doesn’t fix, work it
Illustration aside… this would just be considered a weeks worth of bug clean up by modern code standards.
Aka how divorced code is from reality.
Maybe it gets fixed with a hackathon!
Otherwise fuck off, you don’t understand our code architecture.
Get to the far edge and jump a bit to feel how much it gives, then decide.
Peak YouTuber body.
