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#1301 - 04/15/05 01:57 PM freestanding raised deck
Anonymous Anonymous Unregistered	I have an inground pool that is built on a sloped yard. I want to build a 12x24 freestanding raised deck (with roof) on one end of the pool. This end of the pool is on a slope that has a brick retaining wall about 5 feet high. How can I support the 4x4 or 6x6 posts so that it does not sway without a ledger attaching them to the brick wall? I could build walls on the lower portion below the deck floor for a storage space.
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#1302 - 04/16/05 09:54 AM Re: freestanding raised deck
provip provip Super Do It Yourselfer Registered: 03/03/01 Posts: 1153 Loc: Victoria, BC, Canada	As soon as you talk free standing, cross bracing and securing in place become major considerations. I can only guess about the wall construction and the soil conditions. You could consider running the posts from their own footings along side the brick wall or securing the posts on top of the wall. ------------------ Bart Blainey, B.E.R. Consultant/Journeyman Carpenter Building Envelope Specialist Master Renovator provip@prodeck.org http://www.prodeck.org Barton Blainey (provip) specifically assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or process disclosed. The above further expressly advises that any use of or reliance upon the information and or opinion disclosed is at your risk . _________________________ Bart Blainey, B.E.R. Consultant/Journeyman Carpenter Building Envelope Specialist Master Renovator provip@prodeck.org http://www.prodeck.org Barton Blainey (provip) specifically assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or process disclosed. The above further expressly advises that any use of or reliance upon the information and or opinion disclosed is at your risk .
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