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Posted by highflyr on September 2, 2006, 11:20 pm
well... we live in Canada. i don't think he'll have a problem with
frost heave since he didn't pour footings. however, with the use of
only a few deck blocks, i think the load is distributed unevenly and
for the most part, on the ledger.
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > construction wise...he's attaching the joists onto the ledger board and
> > the support beams rest on 4 deck blocks. that's it. the deck blocks
> > sit on the soil.
> >
> >
> > i'm not sure if this will suffice since floating decks typically use a
> > lot more deckblocs.
>
> Answer depends on where you live and the frost line. He may be headed for
> trouble down the road.
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