Sandpointe's deck

Yanita · Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:09 am

Hi Guys,

To Sandpoint,

Sorry to butt in here, but my opinion is yes, it should be taken apart and done free standing. There are numerous threads that explain why any structure needs to be free standing from the main coach. Although nothing seems to have moved in 3 years, this year it could be different and then you could spend large amounts of money to repair your home.

We always recommend freestanding decks/porches etc...Check with your local county and state codes.

Yanita

JD · Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:35 pm

This is how I usually do it. I do like to protect the top edge of the flashing with something other than just caulking. On a shingle roof, I would not nail through the metal nose edging.

JD

CPA · Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:16 pm

Thanks JD. Your material arrived today. Let me know what I owe you and I will mail you a check.

It arrived just in time. I figure to get to the roof this weekend:

JD · Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:35 am

You're welcome. Looking forward to the finished pictures.

CPA · Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:05 am

I'm gaining on it:

sandpoint · Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:56 am

Hi All, Well I took your advice and disassembled my deck. Trust me, I will never buy cheap deck screws again!! For the roof I have placed my posts 9' on center for a 36' run. My question now is before I cut the posts, should I notch the post and attach the ledger to them or build a double 2x beam and place on top? Thanks for all the comments, you Guys and gals are great!

Don

Yanita · Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:55 am

Hi Sandpoint,

I am going to separate your question from CPA's. Although it is the same in topic it is going to require different answers from his. We like to give each poster their own threads. This will also create less confusion for those trying to help you build yours.

Thanks,

Yanita

Yanita · Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:00 pm

Hey Guys,

As you can see this did not split they way I intended...sorry! JD, Mark, you know how to get CPAS post back to his orginal thread?

Yanita

CPA · Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:25 pm

Hi Yanita,

I had posted a picture of the porch with everything done except for the flashing and that seems to be missing as well. I'll stick it back in here for now:

sandpoint · Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:13 am

repost-----

Hi All, Well I took your advice and disassembled my deck. Trust me, I will never buy cheap deck screws again!! For the roof I have placed my posts 9' on center for a 36' run. My question now is before I cut the posts, should I notch the post and attach the ledger to them or build a double 2x beam and place on top? Thanks for all the comments, you Guys and gals are great!

CPA · Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:24 am

I cut mine flush and sat the truss on top, but that doesn't mean it was the right way to do it.

I imagine you would get more horizontal support by notching out the 4 x 4 and screwing the truss into the side of the 4 x 4 but I couldn't do that because I didn't set my posts far enough away from the home to leave sufficient space for the truss and a required gap between the porch roof and the home. I was about 3/8" off and that was just enough to not give me the space I needed.

Live and learn I guess.

smith2050 · Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:05 pm

Love it... but let me ask you... did you need a permit to build it... i am wanting to build one but i dont know if i need a permit or not

CPA · Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:32 pm

Every local municipality has their own rules so you really need to check with the county that governs your area. This particular structure did not require a permit because of its size (8 x 6) and the fact that it was not attached to the home.

But that's just their rules, yours may vary from that. We're in the boonies so they tend to be a little more lax.