May 2008
by Glenn Mathewson
Using the American Forest & Paper Association’s Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide
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Using the Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide by Glenn Mathewson Insight on engineering and codes When it comes to structural provisions for decks, the International Residential Code falls rather short. According the IRC, much of what we see in deck construction is an "alternative". Alternative designs and methods are those that are not prescribed in the code - they fall outside of the cookie-cutter construction recipe. It is within the authority of the building official to approve alternative materials, designs, and methods, as long as they are at least equivalent to what's provided in the code and are based on
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