Deck Framing Question

buckeyeso2

deckman22

Is this so you can install the dekdrain? Seems the 2x4's may have some flex so I'd opt to up them to 2x6's. Maybe consider doing the decking on a 45 degree angle, you'd have to use longer boards, but you could still keep from having any buttjoints.

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buckeyeso2

we are using millenium decking. Supposedly it will keep the underside dry. I just figured that the most waterproof method would be to install it in a continuous piece sloping away from the house. the 45 degree angle is a good thought. I would have to got to 12" oc on the joists but i would rather do this than the flat 2x4's. thanks

BuiltByMAC

Why?

Mac

buckeyeso2

redwood

If you screw those 2x4's down to joists on 16" centers, they won't go anywhere. However, a lot of screws from the decking in a straight line could split the 2x4.

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Alwaysconfusd11

Wouldnt the decking look funny? and if not why wouldnt you just make the joists parallel to the house so they are perp to the decking?

Bone Saw

if you run your decking at 46 degrees and joists on 11" +/- centers, you'll have nothing more than a bucketfull of waste and nary a joint on your decking with joists perp to house, an extra joist or three cost nothing near the 2'+ scraps I see folks paying to throw out
I dont know why folks get wrapped around the axle over seems, 45 degree decking runs, and waste. we all know decking comes in 12, 16 and 20's, and you can practically eliminate your scrap factor and totally eliminate your seem factor by adjusting the run angle and framing oc to one of those lengths

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dlcj

we have done a few 8' x 56' front pourches this way. Set double 2x10 girders 8' oc prependicular to house and a single 2x10 rim board all way round. Then 2x8x8' joist 16"oc set on a 2x2 bond timber nailed to 2x10 girder. You could use joist hangers too just takes more time than bond timber. Then 8' decking perp to house. Your case set the girders at 7'2 something and being 14' long may have to up to 2x12s or support the middle with post or block.

HallamContract

yes that would be perfectly fine