and there's 12 of them

Lookin real good Jim - the deck, not you. - Hang the effers and then charge the batteries for a zillion deckboards...

I have to get the thing inspected once it's framed. If it would stop raining.... I had to quit at 5 today because of MORE rain.

Jim, are you going to put a post under the header attatched to the house?

yes. I had designed it with 3 6X6es along there, but I'm thinking that one in each corner will suffice. Attaching that center post would be tricky. I'd need a damn near 20 inch bolt to go through the post, the header and the house. Or angle brackets.... I think it'll hold. here... hold my beer.

I spent most of my day yesterday working on the deck...

I had one of the kids from the detail dept over for a couple hours helping me hang the girder. I doubled up 2x10s on both sides of the post. This will support the middle of the joists. The ends tuck up inside the outer 2x12 cedar boards on the outside, but sit under the inner 2x10 treated boards. More support for the load bearing sides.

The pictures here are taken before I put the bolts in. There are 2 12" bolts running through both girders and the 6x6 posts. I also put the post in the background of the 1st pic in and bolted it to the side of the deck (up by the house) There's one on each side (spex)... I have more pics at home on my camera...these were on my phone... I got the joists hung and saddled... the guy from the early pics will be going back and putting all the nails in tonight if the rain lets up. Then it gets inspected and I can start decking it. Bruce wants the decking diagonal (I opened my stupit mouth and said it would look cool) so... then the railing and stairs and THEN the party! w00t!

looking good!

I ballpark that deck uses wood designed to carry at least 9 tons. However I don't know if bolts are rated to carry that load. That might be the weak point.

9 tons is maybe 60 actively moving people.

the bolts are 5/8 x 9 around the edges and 5/8 x 12 in the girder. there are 2 bolts in each girder post. there are 3 in the corners and 2 in the front center post.

like this, but longer

Jim, that is an excellent looking deck, really well built...


... except for how that other doofus cocked up the footings. If I were living there that would really bug me. But I'm a bit OCD.

agreed.

You won't see them once the decking is installed.

I love it too jimhelm. Very well built.

You realize that in grifftopia though this would be the popsicle stick scale model...

That corner will be concealed by the stairs, actually. And I plan to box in the other pillars with leftover wood. Wendy can plant flowers or ferns in them.

Had a mis queue tonight. The guy that tacked the joists in tonight used interior nails instead of the 12p galvanized nails I had left there. So Bruce had to go back and pull them all.... Sigh. Do over.

Ha! That is a beautiful deck and nicer than mine!

ok, so hanging the girder.... First I just nailed it up to set it in place. I had help with this part.

then i counter sink ( DO THIS FIRST!) using the big 1 1/4 paddle bit. the hole should be as deep as the washer and the head of the bolt so that it fits flush. thusly: