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DistantOrganism t1_ja7t47v wrote

The joists are ok. Everyone is talking about joist tape but you must evaluate the fasteners holding it all together too. It’s not uncommon to find the screws are severely rusted and about ready to snap.

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JasonDJ t1_ja8end3 wrote

Fasteners? Hah, whoever built my deck just toenailed all the joists to the ledger.

Damn deck fell out the first party we had. Fortunately it still stayed "up", just shifted a bit. Also it was only like 3ft above ground.

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