Recent content by hotwls13

Oh yeah, I could only do Y bracing. I don't want the below the deck blocked due to it being a walk-out basement etc. I could do some X bracing on one side where there are no windows etc.

As for adding bracing, would 45degree 4x4 posts work? this deck doesn’t have stairs (I plan to add them) but my thought as far as critters, I would think if that was the goal they would wrap all the posts. and attaching the deck to the ledger board, they have through bolts between floors...

I’m not sure why they put the metal on the posts. It’s only on the 2 that are bowing. And I meant “through bolts with washers” when I said lag bolts. I agree the proper way to do posts is with brackets in concrete that keeps the posts above grade. I just had a patio built at my other house and...

I recently purchased a house in Eastern TN. It has a deck out back. 5 6x6 posts plus a ledger board on the house. I'll try to post some pics. Looks to me that 3 posts are part of an original deck build. Then they added another section with 2 new posts. I was thinking an easy fix for the...