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Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Deck builders got their supplies and are back working on the framing. Rain has abated for now and we have mostly blue skies.
Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Construction crew on site and going at it.
Lost more time yesterday afternoon with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, big hail, even a little warm weather snow. Just about everything mother nature could throw at us. Fog and overcast so we'll see how today goes.
The price for one deck wasn't too bad, although higher than I was hoping for. But then we have to multipli that by 2 and add extra since the 2nd deck is on stilts.
The complete demo and rebuild thru quite a "change in plans" into the mix as far as budget for the project. On the other hand, I'm pretty well convinced that if we would have had a normal snow up here last winter, the deck would have come down on it's own. It really didn't look that bad on the surface. Pulled up a few trim boards and some of the old treks and WOW! With any wood deck we've had, you can usually gauge the condition of the structure by the deck surface. With Treks, it hides a lot. These guys and Dream Decks are real pro's and are doing things a lot different. We have flashing going on, snow and ice barrier....We won't have to rebuild or do much with these decks. The kids might have to, but I seriously doubt we will.
Morning all. A couple of days of river therapy but that was all. No fish to report other than the algae has started so time is limited. Hope to get a couple more days in before we head south to Mexico.
Just me and Aspen doing what we do best these days...
They are making progress. Upper deck support structure and stringer almost completed. I'll have to download the new pics off of the camera and cell phone this evening.
Good evening Oregon and everyone everywhere else.
Had another very wet (good thing) Thunder and lightning show move in this afternoon.
Mowed some trails in the lower riverfront meadow this afternoon. Storm moved in so I headed for the barn. Got most everything mowed that I was planning on. A trail and a little bit over by the pump house didn't get done but the two honkers were there and showed no interest in moving.
Lots of heavy rain started around 1530. Construction crew put the electric tools away and called it a day right after the first rain drops started falling. They got started at 0700 so they got an 8-1/2 hour day in.
Got a lot of framing and a lot of the stringers done today.
There is some 2X12 Pt also. Mainly at the log / board and bat junction on top and at the concrete foundation interface at the bottom. Stringers are 16" on center. Simpson strong ties enough to make an engineered pole barn on the coast. They also have a bunch of metal strapping in the supply pile and I'm not sure where that will go. I heard them talking about tying the freestanding deck into the house at the upper 2X12 with 2X10 blocks (done) and strapping, none of which has been used yet. A couple of other places as well. I was told the strapping would be 'hidden' and not visible so I'm suspecting as reinforcement on stringers? I know when we sent engineered pole barns to the coast, some of them had to have what seemed like miles of strapping in the heavier girts and heavier stringers. That was usually set up in overlapping X patterns and I can't fathom how that is done on a free standing upper deck over the lower deck. Since I'm not going to be here for the las couple of days of the completion, I'll be going over everything in the final phases with Boe and John on Monday.
I know the main concern is snow load on the second deck. When I was checking on a steel 1/4 side 10X30 for out behind the pole barn, they told me that for this part of Klamath County I would be required to have an 80# snow load roof. That seems pretty heavy to me, but could be why so much strong tie, strapping and 2X10 instead of 2X6 or even 2X8.
There are also some 2X10 being used to build 3 sided boxes with a 2X6 for the top of the box, in between several of the upper deck stringers. I think it is being built like a tank.
I really wish I could be here to see them finish, but the 2 day delay in material delivery moved the completion from Monday out to next Wednesday. We have to leave no later than Tuesday morning. SIL's US Navy retirement at Whidbey Island begins Wednesday evening and culminates in the "big" finally on the 17th at the Chiefs Club. So, we have to hit the road before they will be finished now.
Last edited by Seabiscuit-P3; Apr 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM.
When I deliver materials that heavy for a deck it usually has a large hot tub going on it.
I think Simpson has been doing to much lobbying with building codes!
Last edited by 892504x4; Apr 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM.
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