I have a (roughly) 10' x 10' roof deck that sits on top of our flat roof (its a townhome)
A few things to note:
1 - Not sure what type of wood it is
2 - It's hard to get a good look at how it is secured to the roof... but it looks almost like it is floating. Im not sure how much of a concern this is yet.
It is basically a deck sitting on some joists, and the metal rail that goes around it is screwed directly into the deck (see pictures for reference).
I want to remove the metal railing all around it and install some modern horizontal slat privacy walls and re-stain the deck to match them.
However, it is super windy up there and I am not sure the most secure way to do this. The metal rails hold up fine because wind doesn't catch on them.
Currently we are testing it with a 6' x 8' privacy fence that is zip-tied to the metal rails. It wobbles a bit. maybe if the wood had larger spacing between the slats, it would be fine.
I am thinking of using Simpson Strong-Tie E-Z Base brackets to attach the posts to the deck, but not sure if that will be sufficient enough.
Any tips or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some pics of how it looks today.
A few things to note:
1 - Not sure what type of wood it is
2 - It's hard to get a good look at how it is secured to the roof... but it looks almost like it is floating. Im not sure how much of a concern this is yet.
It is basically a deck sitting on some joists, and the metal rail that goes around it is screwed directly into the deck (see pictures for reference).
I want to remove the metal railing all around it and install some modern horizontal slat privacy walls and re-stain the deck to match them.
However, it is super windy up there and I am not sure the most secure way to do this. The metal rails hold up fine because wind doesn't catch on them.
Currently we are testing it with a 6' x 8' privacy fence that is zip-tied to the metal rails. It wobbles a bit. maybe if the wood had larger spacing between the slats, it would be fine.
I am thinking of using Simpson Strong-Tie E-Z Base brackets to attach the posts to the deck, but not sure if that will be sufficient enough.
Any tips or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some pics of how it looks today.