January/February 2012
by Glenn Mathewson
You don't need to destroy interior floors to attach a deck to the house.
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It's been about two years since I first wrote about the lateral load anchor detail that was included in the 2009 International Residential Code ( Structure, November 2009; deckmagazine.com). The relevant IRC section reads: The lateral load connection required by Section R502.2.2 shall be permitted to be in accordance with Figure R502.2.2.3. Hold-down tension devices shall be provided in not less than two locations per deck and each device shall have an allowable stress design capacity of not less than 1,500 lb. In short, this means that decks attached to houses must be provided with a minimum of 3,000 pounds
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