The July/August ’05 issue of Professional Deck Builder had a one page 5 paragraph writeup by the managing editor with a comment about a ‘very well-respected home building trade magazine’.
Was it an old FHB article or anyone know what mag the author was speaking of?
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Could it have been the July FHB issue? On the cover they show a ground level deck with a composite decking being installed on it - it's for the article in the mag about synthetic decking options. Right after that article, there's another one called "Better ways to frame a deck". In that article, there are the details mentioned in the clip you posted.
If it was it was a slamdunk.
Don't know if the publishing time lag between the mags would permit it tho'.
Were the guardrail posts notched?
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Edited 7/5/2005 8:44 am ET by razzman
Yep, the posts were notched. Funny thing though... They were 6x6's that had 3" taken out of them, so there was still 2 1/2" of meat left. I don't know why that would be a big deal, but maybe I'm missing something?
Maybe they just wanted to show a bit of oneupmanship.
Like 'Don't you dare say anything about a deck because WE are the deck pros'.
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LOL! You suppose they were feeling threatened? Did you see the July issue,yet?
The cover made me consider that perhaps that was what they were referencing but wondered how they could have that quick of access to the July mag to be able to reply in print in their own new issue so rapidly.
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Think they get advanced copies? Is that possible? IIRC, the mag gets printed about 2 months before the cover month? Sound right?
Would FHB be considered a "home building trade magazine"? I thought the "how does it work" column or whatever that section is called pretty much declaired FHB's intentions that professionals were not necessarily the target audience.
Not just a home building trade magazine but a very well respected home building trade magazine.
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I think the article had several questionable practices that should'nt have been in a quality oriented magazine. The editors were asleep at the switch for that one.
What else did you have an issue with, Maverick?
I think this all got hashed over pretty well in "feedback FHB".
They cut out way too much meat from those 6x6's effectively leaving 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" for posts. Too wobbly for a second story deck. Get enough people leaning on it and good bye.
We all know there is not full penetration of preservative during the pressure treating process, especially thicker members like a 6x6. Those saw cuts cut right through the center of the post. I suspect future trouble at the deck to post connection and it wont be covered under warrantee.
I thought the double ledger detail was a disaster. It may be all fine and well when its first assembled (like any PT SYP deck), but give it a year to dry out and those lags and carriage bolts are going to loosen enough that the ledger-plywood-ledger is going to sag badly.
Then theres the cover picture of the grade level deck sitting directly in the dirt under a caption that say's something about building a "better deck".
I hate to pick on the magazine. I look forward to every issue. I just think some one dropped the ball on this one.
Thanks guys,I thought I might be the only one seeing these things,the leverage against that 6x6/2x2 is way too great I am thinking a person could snap it right off just by leaning on it with Tecate in hand and no way is that ledger going to work down the road,ghesssssssss Even here in cowtown oklahoma the inspectors would never let those two things go. John