One year old deck

[cduphily]

Support posts notched,improperly cut, splitting, not set on a proper pad. excessive nailing weakening structural members. wood rot, non gripable rails, unsecured rails .... and on and on and on I cut the report short after 9 or 10 comments and approx. 20 pics ... I think they will get the hint from that.

[cduphily]

and more

[cduphily]

last one

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

Good thing you attended that Simpson Strong Tie Course at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter Meeting!


=D>

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by sgilligan1

Good thing you attended that Simpson Strong Tie Course at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter Meeting!


=D>

Erin did a great job at the meeting... definitely helped when I was explaining things to my client.

FWIW We have a new meeting place for the Pocono-Northeast PA iNACHI Chapter starting in April .... Four Seasons Restaurant at 5000 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg PA 18302
More info on speakers to follow and we expect a full house!

Don't forget this Thursday's meeting on basement and crawlspace waterproofing!
http://pa.nachi.org/pocono-northeastpa/events.html

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Chris, nice work, great post.

Marcel

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Chris, nice work, great post.

Marcel

which post? the post that's cut on an angle allowing it to slide and fail? or the one that is detached from the "footing" (footing buried under pea stone)

or the dry rot or the notches ...... Ohhhhhh you where talking about my typing in this little box thingy!

I thank you Mr. Hammer

[rmaday]

Nice finds, was this on a warranty inspection or was the deck added by homeowner?

[Greg Veal]

It's amazing the amount of crap built.
I've heard from a lot of Client transplants that the quality of construction is so much better where they are coming from, than what they are finding in my area of the country. Obviously, were not any worse or better than the rest of the country.

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by rmaday

Nice finds, was this on a warranty inspection or was the deck added by homeowner?

Deck added by homeowner, REALTOR thought "it looked ok"


Greg, "anything goes in the Poconos" ... A saying too man builders live by. I agree with your clients, compared to where I came from the quality of the construction where I live now is severely lacking.

[Erol Kartal]

Were the bolts staggered? Can't tell from pic #3.

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by ekartal

Were the bolts staggered? Can't tell from pic #3.

Well ... not intentionally(imho), all bolts where in the top third of the ledger. no flashing visible either.

[Erol Kartal]

That alone is a big defect. Incorrect installation.

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by ekartal

That alone is a big defect. Incorrect installation.

Up here a lot of contractors are still nailing .... bolting the ledger is a bonus ... even if it could cause the ledger to split.

[Erol Kartal]

Detached decks are a big topic in the deck circles and will become increasing popular over time. Surprised it took this long.