The final stage in building your deck is likely going to be when you connect the stairs to the deck.
Attaching stairs to cantilever deck.
Veteran carpenter mike guertin explains the loads and codes applying to deck stair connections.
Every set of stairs has to be connected to the deck somehow.
Since the deck is already framed digging some extra post holes for extra support would be rather difficult.
The deck plans i recently submitted for a building permit were rejected by the building department s plan reviewer with a note explaining that according to the building code a deck ledger can t be attached to the rim joist of a house with a cantilevered floor.
I planned to hang some stringers off the far 16 side for a 4 wide set of stairs but i am now realizing i may have an issue since the deck is cantilevered.
See photo below with red lines indicate where stairs would end up on the left of the photo.
Around alabama where eht is headquartered most decks are connected to the side of a house with a ledger board fastened to the rim joist of the house.
Attaching stairs to a deck.
Use positive connections to install stair stringers using stair stringer connectors to the front face of the rim to provide adequate support.
Or would i have to add more support under the end joist.
Decks generally fail for one of two reasons.
I ve mounted deck ledgers to many cantilevered floors in the past without a problem and i ve never heard of a.
When done correctly this is a strong and code compliant method of building.
The joist cantilever over the beam by about 2 feet.
It is not always done the same way.
The deck falls off the house or the guard rails fall off the deck that s a quote from ashi certified inspector john bouldin ph d in the may issue of the ashi reporter i ve already blogged about the importance of strong guardrails at decks and i ve blogged about the importance of properly attaching a deck to the house but i need to revisit.
Most deck stairs are cobbled onto the deck as afterthoughts.
Build a freestanding cantilevered deck supported by parallel beams.
He provides a simple and stout detail for attaching the stairs to the deck using readily available metal framing hardware.