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Posted by marson on July 20, 2006, 1:11 pm
Duke1973 wrote:
> I live in the Toronto, Canada area and am planning on building a deck
> in the next few weeks. I have two co-workers who used dek blocks to
> build their decks and also anchored the deck to their houses. They
> swear by using the deck blocks and have had no issues with their decks
> moving or any damage caused by the floating deck and the anchoring to
> the house.
>
> I am debating using the dek blocks vs. cement footings. Dek blocks
> certainly do seem easier then cement footings. I am wondering if
> anyone in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) has used dek blocks and
> anchored their deck to the house and if it has caused any issues. I
> don't know how much movement would occur from frost in the GTA.
>
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> thanks
>
>
> Duke1973
are you getting a building permit? where i live, anything attached to
the house needs to have frost footings.
if you are on very well drained soil, you will get away with putting a
deck on blocks. if not, your blocks will move over time. yeah, maybe
it will be alright for a year or two, but come back in ten years to
really judge.
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