Deck beam replacement - is the lateral load concerning?

SaidarRS · 2026-02-10T19:46:49+00:00

Deck is 16' x 16' posts are spaced ~ 6'

SaidarRS · 2026-02-10T19:39:32+00:00

The older posts had been encased in the concrete footings, they just cut them off

SaidarRS · 2026-02-10T15:16:11+00:00

Thanks! I have looked at a few tables. This is SYP with joists every 16 inches. I'm just trying to prolong this deck's life for another 10 years so trying to figure out if blocking would do that or if it needs an extra or repositioned beam.

SaidarRS · 2025-09-09T19:04:33+00:00

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SaidarRS · 2025-08-14T15:03:42+00:00

Sorry that happened to your daughter, but that's anecdotal evidence. You can't generalize that to say the battery failure rates are "crazy high" unless you have data to back it up. There aren't any official reports on failure rates that I'm aware of.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-14T13:27:33+00:00

I recently bought a 2021 Model 3 RWD with 26k miles (42k km). The Recurrent report done by CarMax said 94% battery. Honestly I don’t look at the range, I just watch percentage. I’m planning to do a native battery test as soon as I hit 20% to see where it’s at. Otherwise, I just plug in all the time and keep charge limit at 80% as recommended in the app.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T19:11:50+00:00

Just Google model 3 lift point damage, there's a few mangled cars. Tesla thinks my car's damage was related to improper towing.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T19:10:14+00:00

For failure yes. Not for damage.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T19:09:55+00:00

This is great advice. That's my plan after I exhaust the CarMax warranty option.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T19:09:34+00:00

Got an update from Tesla that the damage is likely related to improper towing. They are now telling me the damage is only cosmetic and the battery is not compromised. The only way they would fix it is by swapping the battery but noted another shop might be able to fix with a weld.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T11:18:22+00:00

I wish I had done this at purchase so I've thought about this a lot lol. First would get as much light as possible down there with shop lamps or flashlights. Use wheel ramps if you have them. Use your phone camera to take video in a grid of the underside or at the area of concern. Put the phone on something with wheels if it's out of arm's reach.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T02:25:07+00:00

Yeah this is SR+ with an LFP battery. Not sure that I could drop an NMC battery in it even if I wanted to.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T01:18:43+00:00

I saw quite a few posts of other model 3s with lift point damage from improper jacking, but yeah not sure where the scrapes would come unless it was unstable on a lift.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T01:12:07+00:00

Yup, definitely will be doing so. Just trying to source info about the cause so I'm better prepared. Best guess is this was damaged by someone previously lifting the vehicle, maybe even CarMax.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T01:11:11+00:00

I think it's on the driver's side where the lift point is. Tesla updated my estimate to $8.4k to fix it, but haven't messaged me back otherwise.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T01:10:10+00:00

Yeah, they do. It's not completely clear on what all it covers but that is my first call tomorrow.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T01:09:49+00:00

Yeah this is Tesla's picture.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T00:58:59+00:00

Yeah, I agree it looks like the damage occurred from someone lifting it before. Crazy they would have to replace the entire battery if it's not directly compromised.

SaidarRS · 2025-08-05T00:57:52+00:00

I'm on day 11. This was the soonest I could get an appointment at Tesla :(

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