3 Story Deck of Cards
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Ledger board connection (Deck to exterior wall)
Post to Beam Connections
Post to Beam to Post Connection
The “Nightmare”
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Inadequate Post to Beam Connections
(Major Safety Concern)
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Inadequate post (lower level) to beam to post (upper level) connection
(Major Safety Concern)
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The photo above is a great example of what you will find with an inexperienced builder. There are several engineering, quality and obvious lack of experience issues with positioning of the 3 columns, the sizing of the 3 columns and the load transfer of the 3 columns etc. however, the real conundrum here is how did they build this without it falling down during construction?
Stairway to Heaven
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