Deck Issue

[John Harrison]

Potential Buyer loves the deck. It is one of the key selling points of the home.
Too bad the builder has cut some corners.









That is a Galvinized roofing nail in my hand. I was able to pull 2 of them out with my fingers. Every joist hanger is attatched with these nails.

[Christopher Currins]

That is a Galvinized roofing nail in my hand. I was able to pull 2 of them out with my fingers. Every joist hanger is attatched with these nails.

Oops. Good find.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

I find about 85% of decks have many serious concerns .
Every body is and expert NOT! .
Builders are just about as bad as Home Owners .
Write hard talk soft miss nothing .

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

I cannot remember the last time I 'did not' find any issues with a deck.

[Bruce D. Pinel]

It may be a little difficult to see but the joist is sliding out of the hanger. There were no nails in any of the joists.

[agallatin]

Originally Posted by bpinel

It may be a little difficult to see but the joist is sliding out of the hanger. There were no nails in any of the joists.

Not difficult to see ! Put some load on that deck and see what happens !

[John Allingham]

Is that the ledger board attached with nails?

[Bruce D. Pinel]

some nails, some bolts but neither hit the sill and the ledger was pulling away too

[Tim Spargo]

The tougher thing is the fix... you would be incorrect IMO in nailing TICO's where the original roofing nails were, the fact that a hole is present prior to the installation of a TICO would diminish *some* of the fastener's rating.

It may be that a different, but approved LUS/HUS or similar hanger should be used so as the *proper* fasteners can be nailed in place. A different, but approved hanger *may* have a different nail pattern and allow for the fasteners to be applied in a virgin surface.

[ROBERT V. YOUNG]

Its an easy fix with screws.
Great point about decks.

[Bert B. de Haan]

As long as the screws used are rated as fastener for joist hangers. Most screws aren't .

[ROBERT V. YOUNG]

Originally Posted by bdehaan

As long as the screws used are rated as fastener for joist hangers. Most screws aren't .

Good point Mr.Hann.
That is a good point. I do not even think of the other screws anymore I just look for what I have been using for many years now.
Thanks

[James R. Szczesny]

I just used some screws on some joist hangers that are rated for joist hangers.

http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/screws.asp

Great product.