Deck / Retaining Wall

[Alan Russell]

Hey Joe,
Nice deck but like everyone else (especially at a party of 50 or so) I'll have my beer inside thank you very much ! My concerns are the size of the deck with relation to the size of the floor joists, beams and posts and what the posts are resting on. In my area anything over 1 story some inspectors require post to be made of 6 x 6 (4 x 4's are like tooth picks), and like somene else mentioned not resting on a retaining wall unless supported by a solid foundation. Also what kind of support is under the nice rock decoration?

alan

[rwand1]

They look like 6x6 posts to me.

[Joseph Hagarty, CMI]

Posts were 6x6.

The Rock Fountain was supported by a single 6x6 post under the structure.

[Barry Adair]

Need I sy more?

[Alan Russell]

Sorry Ray & Joe, I was a bit quick in my reply. After carefully examining the pics I can see the ways of my error. Message boarding is like speaking -
"engage brain before engaging fingers!"
I'll get better, Thanks
alan

[rwand1]

Alan
Thats what we are all here for, to learn from each other!
Cheers,

[Alan Russell]

Originally Posted by rwand1

Alan
Thats what we are all here for, to learn from each other!
Cheers,

You have that right, Ray. What good are we if we can't help each other