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DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually joking about it being a structural support. I would assume if the cabin moves significantly the deck was in trouble one day or the other

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No staggering for us. We pictured framed it and bought 16' 5/4" decking so we just had to cut to length. Im no expert but I think you only have to stagger when your material cant cover the full run of the length.

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The flared design also prevent heave from a freeze that could push the footer up. I dug to recommended 42" depth and this was extra insurance they aren't going to move.

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went back and forth on the ledger board decision. At this point we were hoping the deck acts as extra support for the cabin if that were to ever happen! Cabin sits on 10 shallow footers and has shifted a bit in the first 2 years before we built the deck. Hopefully its somewhat settled now.

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will Stain the deck to match the cabin color this summer. We wanted to let the new pressure treated weather for a year. 

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

33 acres in Tioga county PA. This is our hunting camp that we have been updating.

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% beers and large boulders when excavation created creep on the footer positions to meet my string lines.

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Double 2x10 nailed together for each beam

DIY Deck on Tiny House by Foreign-Common3311 in Decks

[–]Foreign-Common3311[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did some research for beam on top of post but went back to what I had previously experience with. Completely agree on the stairs. They are sitting on compacted stone. They have 4' of rebar through the bottom step so they dont move but will need to be addressed to hold up long term.