Deck of the year!

[Ben H]

I know it's only the 14 of Jan, but it can't get much worse than this. For the life of me I don't understand how that beam is still up in the air. One 1/2 lag screw in toasted rotten OSB.....

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[Jim Baird]

Ben, I've seen structure that brings tears to the average eye, but the second pic does not show me much. I am not criticizing, I am thinking.

jb

[Marc]

Ben, I've seen structure that brings tears to the average eye, but the second pic does not show me much. I am not criticizing, I am thinking.

jb

The lag bolt that Ben refers to, that's holding up the whole beam, I think you can see it in the second photo. Behind the romex, below the plates.

Marc

[Ben H]

Marc is seeing it. Look down about 4-6 inches from the top plate, and just to the left of the wires, you'll see the shinyness of the lag screw. The beam was toe-nailed into that piece of 2x10, which had a single lag installed through nothing but OSB and vinyl siding. Which of course has rotted out now. I truly do not know how the deck is still standing.

You can't see it, but the floor joist overlap this beam like you would see in a crawlspace or basement. When the beam goes, it all comes down.

[Eric B]

I know it's only the 14 of Jan, but it can't get much worse than this.

Ye of little faith!

[Scottpat]

I went to a very educational class at InspectionWorld this week on deck defects, give me a little time... This could be a fun challenge!