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The Dave posted:The hurricane straps are incredible I would not stand under this structure.
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Platystemon posted:I would not stand under this structure. I started thinking that at the first post. Speaking of deck structure, does anyone know why in Michigan decks tend to be free standing and not attached to the house? I've heard it's a tax dodge so it doesn't get counted in taxable area, but I've also heard "it's not allowed" which is almost definitely wrong.
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Cat Hatter posted:I started thinking that at the first post. My hunch is that the frost line is so low that a lot of folks don't want to dig 4 plus feet for their piers. I would imagine having an attached deck that is moving every year with the frost not a good thing.
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Cat Hatter posted:I started thinking that at the first post. My deck in southeast Michigan is attached to the house, both of my neighbors too.
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Sep 23, 2022 02:55
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xsf421 posted:My deck in southeast Michigan is attached to the house, both of my neighbors too. Do you have to, like, bring them food every day?
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xsf421 posted:My deck in southeast Michigan is attached to the house, both of my neighbors too. Same. I've never had a deck that Wasn't attached to the house unless it was it's own freestanding structure (like around a pond)
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Sep 23, 2022 03:04
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my brother had a deck built recently and it's not attached to the house. the builders said it cuts down on settling problems and makes potential later repairs easier. upstate SC so the weather doesn't get that cold.
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Sep 23, 2022 03:55
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xsf421 posted:My deck in southeast Michigan is attached to the house, both of my neighbors too. I don't think it never happens, but it's far less than 100% even on decks that had to pass inspection. Especially considering Michigan has a law that deck rail spindles can't be horizontal because they can be climbed like a ladder, and then I moved to another state and found out that rule is far from universal.
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Sep 23, 2022 03:57
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The Dave posted:The hurricane straps are incredible The 16 foot ledger attached with two 1/4" bolts was my favorite.
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Sep 23, 2022 14:01
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Motronic posted:The 16 foot ledger attached with two 1/4" bolts was my favorite. You’ve got to admire the leadup. It ratchets up from floppy railing to petite concrete. Then you see the hurricane strap “attachments” and you’re like “sir, please back away from the death trap” but oh no he’s got two more wonders to show you, each more awesome than the last.
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oh, that reminds me  deck stairs at an Airbnb I stayed at. I did not go into said deck.
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Sep 23, 2022 14:18
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You should send those to whoever handles code inspections in their county.
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Sep 23, 2022 15:19
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Took me a sec to realise that was a warehouse and not a really impressive spite fence
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Sep 23, 2022 15:45
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Thought that was one of those interstate sound barriers.
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Sep 23, 2022 15:54
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Actually it's a werehouse, slowly turning back as the night fades. edit: Lol a tennis court is somehow even funnier. Saint Freak fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Sep 23, 2022 |
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Sep 23, 2022 16:05
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Holy poo poo that's really close to where I live. I gotta check this out in person! I'd totally buy it and convert the tennis court into a climbing gym if I had the money. Meaty Ore fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Sep 23, 2022 |
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Sep 23, 2022 18:09
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What should I get if I really, really fuckin love tennis?
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Beef Of Ages posted:What should I get if I really, really fuckin love tennis? Help
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I hope that's a toilet. Install a trap door as the perfect way to get rid of unwanted guests. My first thought is that the turret tumor is clearly a dungeon trap and you need to disable it to start the Tomb of Horrors that must be the inside. PainterofCrap posted:*Lets fly with popcorn gun* Thread, why won't my cabinets open anymore? The Dave posted:The hurricane straps are incredible I'm definitely the post to nowhere at the end of the video. Spoilered because as other posters have pointed out, you think it's bad when he shows that first post and the bolts, but there are so many wonders to see and I'd be remiss to deprive anyone of that experience of howling a surprised "what the gently caress?!"
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That deck really is an inconceivably bad level of crappy construction, not just poorly done, not just displaying a total lack of planning, but being so irredeemably awful as to suggest that the builder lacks the kind of basic intuition about how to stack things up so they don't fall down typically possessed by non-verbal toddlers playing with wooden blocks
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It’s what happens when you hand toddlers a game console instead of blocks/LEGOs 
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Sep 24, 2022 16:37
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Boomers really got their stacking skills down from playing with blocks. Carpet over linoleum over tile over hardwood over decaying subflooring, just as the good lord intended.
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Just Winging It posted:Boomers really got their stacking skills down from playing with blocks. Carpet over linoleum over tile over hardwood over decaying subflooring, just as the good lord intended. That explains all the terrible foundations.
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Empty Sandwich posted:my brother had a deck built recently and it's not attached to the house. the builders said it cuts down on settling problems Speaking of settling problems and decks that aren't attached to houses, I recently put an addition onto my horrible room. It's not attached, though, so at least there won't be any new settling issues.  Edit: I think a lot of the settling issues with my house were covered up by two things: when we bought it, it had been freshly caulked and painted, and the weather had been wet for months and months. It's only now that everything has been dry for so long that the cracks that were already there are beginning to show again.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Speaking of settling problems and decks that aren't attached to houses, I recently put an addition onto my horrible room. It's not attached, though, so at least there won't be any new settling issues. Is that zoned for meows?
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Is that zoned for meows? Gonna have to fight tooth and nail over this.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Speaking of settling problems and decks that aren't attached to houses, I recently put an addition onto my horrible room. It's not attached, though, so at least there won't be any new settling issues. That's real nice! Is it a repurposed mini greenhouse kit or what?
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It's a dog kennel! My dad built the deck and shelves. The cat door is in a plywood panel in the sliding window (it took about a week for the cat to figure out how to use the cat door. She is dumb).
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Sep 25, 2022 18:10
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Worst version of Hollywood Squares.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:It's a dog kennel! My dad built the deck and shelves. The cat door is in a plywood panel in the sliding window (it took about a week for the cat to figure out how to use the cat door. She is dumb). Is that one of the cat doors that uses a magnet on their collar to unlock? We got one of those for our cats and they couldn't put it together that their head has to be in it to unlock it. They would stand back and try to paw it open, but not be close enough to activate it. So we had to sort of force them through for a few days before they finally put together that head-in-door=open door
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No, it's just a regular door. No need to bother with a magnet door when it goes directly into a cage.
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I can't tell if that cat's just a moron or if it's judging you through the window
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Star Man posted:I can't tell if that cat's just a moron or if it's judging you through the window both
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That's the best thing I've ever seen.
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Opportunity missed, isn't "STUPID MEWBIE."
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