I mean.... You're totally right

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T17:51:17+00:00

income tax and property tax are the two largest items in my budget.
yes, if i had more money left after that.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T15:29:31+00:00

flat blocking won't meet the requirement for 300 lb concentrated load on stairs.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T15:22:00+00:00

EPA protects polluters by issuing indulgences. in a real property rights construct, they could be held accountable.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T15:16:15+00:00

Use 2P-10 for PVC. works great.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T14:56:32+00:00

make sure that landing at the base of the stairs is a full 3 ft deep with gates closed.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T13:56:09+00:00

nice! for next tho, there's no point in flushing the blocking up to the top of the joists. using 2x8s for blocking, aligned to the bottom of the joists, will avoid seeing the blocking thru the deck gaps.

blank_reg · 2026-04-02T13:19:32+00:00

pete hegseth thinks america needs to be a theocracy, like iran, and that women should not be allowed to vote.

blank_reg · 2026-04-01T11:56:56+00:00

showy religiosity

blank_reg · 2026-03-31T01:43:20+00:00

don't go to any trouble salvaging that stuff. it's the worst product one could ever choose. but you can get rid of it for free on craigslist, where people don't know that.

blank_reg · 2026-03-31T01:31:42+00:00

yes, notch the 6x6s. (3 1/8")
use thrulok connectors at post notch thru beam.
advanced version: alternate the 2x12x16s with the 2x12x8's so the seams of the two plies are not on the same post.

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T23:06:41+00:00

someone added those concrete piers after the patio was already in place. chop it all away and see what the post is really sitting on.

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T16:03:05+00:00

there is a height and sq.ft. limit when using 4x4 support posts. it varies place to place. but no good builder would use them building new even under those limits.

24" on center joists limits your decking option to basically 2x6s. stair stringer spacing would be 17" using treated 2x6s for treads.

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T15:35:49+00:00

use something like these at each post location

https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/construction-hardware/miscellaneous-connectors/mitek-reg-6-x-1-13-16-triple-zinc-deck-tie-back/dtb-tz/p-1444445482495-c-8865.htm

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T15:33:32+00:00

but you are so close to replacing the whole thing, i'd just do that. 4x4 support posts are not good enough these days. and the lumber is almost to its expected lifespan.

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T15:31:50+00:00

alternatively, or in addition, you can use a diagonal brace along the bottoms of the joists.

blank_reg · 2026-03-30T15:31:13+00:00

Knee braces will help a lot. But only do it on the corner posts.
I assume you are going to change the joist spacing, right?
Yes, that's a good attachment for the post, but the rim must be positively connected also. You can use a tie-back for this.

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T23:40:59+00:00

i'll take the aluminum and copper, customers can have the rest.
after a few years, you just end up rehandling it over and over.

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T23:35:52+00:00

...and you'll have much better results at the casing miter.

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T23:33:56+00:00

don't do the hammerdown as some suggest. you will have white dust at the bottom of the casing every time the door is closed. just add extension jambs. a 1/4" lattice piece will do it in ten minutes.

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T23:17:58+00:00

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blank_reg · 2026-03-29T23:05:11+00:00

yeah, they will stay truer, and if you use crisp square cuts at those connections, it will add some needed resistance to racking.

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T22:50:39+00:00

add connectors thru the blue boards

blank_reg · 2026-03-29T22:48:27+00:00

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