Deck Footings

Category: Home Improvements | Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:48 pm

Deck Footings aren't exciting, but a must. Went down 42" just like the garage footings. Not something to skimp on, especially on a 2nd story deck. Let's just say the original footings weren't adequate (24-30"). Shame on that contractor, not even up to code (nothing about the deck he built was)! Hubby took a vacation day to get it done, at least he got paid for it.

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eileen wrote on Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:12 pm:

It's scarey to think what some contractors get away with. I'm glad the deck footings are now sorted and at the right depth.

Pianolady wrote on Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:35 pm:

They had also nailed a 2nd story deck to the house instead of lag screws (which we'd fixed). My parents got taken by a contractor back in the 1990's. We weren't here to prevent it unfortunately.