I'm framing a new home (and building the deck) for a builder. The plans show the Ledger for the deck being bolted to the canilever.
Even though it's the building dept has stamped the drawings, I know it's not the right way. So I am looking for opinions.,
1 freestanding. I'll have to go down 6' (at least to get to undisturbed soil) This is possible, I can get a skid steer in there easily enough. I'm wondering if this is a bad idea to be free standing though. The deck has a big porch roof over it.
One side of the beam will be on the home, and one side will be bearing on the deck. I'm hearing alarm bells in my head. It seems like a bad idea to have a roof half supported by the house, and half by the a detached deck.
2. Free standing but bolted to the cantilever rim joist to keep the deck from pulling away. This seems like the easiest to flash, and finish. But what is the best way to prevent the rim from pulling away from the joist? (i joist) I've seen some hangars or metal brackets on here somewhere that go through the rim and get nailed or bolted to the joist. IIRC, it's required on every 3'd joist. ( To do this I'd assume I'd need to install a solid web filler on the I Joist.)
3. Since it's just in the framing stage, I can easily just notch the cantilever rim to run the joist right to the mudsill. (8" joist) This seems like the best structural way. Plus no new concrete or anything required. But I don't know how the siding guys would flash this. It's under a covered roof which is good, but I don't want to leave a disaster for them either.
What do you guys think?
1 freestanding. I'll have to go down 6' (at least to get to undisturbed soil) This is possible, I can get a skid steer in there easily enough. I'm wondering if this is a bad idea to be free standing though. The deck has a big porch roof over it.
One side of the beam will be on the home, and one side will be bearing on the deck. I'm hearing alarm bells in my head. It seems like a bad idea to have a roof half supported by the house, and half by the a detached deck.
2. Free standing but bolted to the cantilever rim joist to keep the deck from pulling away. This seems like the easiest to flash, and finish. But what is the best way to prevent the rim from pulling away from the joist? (i joist) I've seen some hangars or metal brackets on here somewhere that go through the rim and get nailed or bolted to the joist. IIRC, it's required on every 3'd joist. ( To do this I'd assume I'd need to install a solid web filler on the I Joist.)
3. Since it's just in the framing stage, I can easily just notch the cantilever rim to run the joist right to the mudsill. (8" joist) This seems like the best structural way. Plus no new concrete or anything required. But I don't know how the siding guys would flash this. It's under a covered roof which is good, but I don't want to leave a disaster for them either.
What do you guys think?