Connecting two decks together with a walkway?
My house has a side porch and a back deck that aren't connected to each other so we have to walk through the house to get from one to the other, which is annoying. I'm thinking of putting in a small (4 feet wide where it intersects with each deck) walkway between them by running 45 degree joists and adding decking material. Longest joist span is around 6 feet. Is this a reasonable solution? I'd build a full rectangle so it's more of a wrap around but the place I'd need to put the corner post is right where my septic tank is so I don't think that's a workable solution. I'm comfortable with framing in general so I don't think it's too big of a job for me but I don't know whether there are engineering, weight distribution, vibration, or bracing considerations I'm not aware of that might cause me problems. Pics of both decks: https://imgur.com/a/AeZW6jU submitted by /u/wizkid123 [link] [comments]
My house has a side porch and a back deck that aren't connected to each other so we have to walk through the house to get from one to the other, which is annoying. I'm thinking of putting in a small (4 feet wide where it intersects with each deck) walkway between them by running 45 degree joists and adding decking material. Longest joist span is around 6 feet. Is this a reasonable solution? I'd build a full rectangle so it's more of a wrap around but the place I'd need to put the corner post is right where my septic tank is so I don't think that's a workable solution.
I'm comfortable with framing in general so I don't think it's too big of a job for me but I don't know whether there are engineering, weight distribution, vibration, or bracing considerations I'm not aware of that might cause me problems. Pics of both decks: https://imgur.com/a/AeZW6jU
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