I’m building a post foundation home in Alaska, but had a question on the cross-bracing for the posts. I’ve not built a deck or a foundation this way before, and I was wondering if anyone had tips on attachment. I would assume you’d want AT LEAST some decking screws (4 or 5 per connection) to attach the bracing to the posts, but I’m open to hear what’s overkill and what’s necessary to provide strength and safety. I seem to find everything from “use 3 lag screws in each” to “just put in a few #20 nails.” What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.
6x6x10 posts, 2x6x8 cross-braces. All treated wood for the maribe exposure.
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"Cross braces" covers a
"Cross braces" covers a multitude of sins, from temporary lightweight bracing used during construction to heavy duty stuff that's intended to withstand earthquakes. Often a post foundation, if the posts are buried sufficiently, needs no cross-bracing, but in other cases, especially when the elevation is significant, the bracing is critical.
I think folks need to know a bit more about your particular situation.
Yeah a little more info on how the foundation if built would help know how to give suggestions based on experience, if i were you i would shoot for overkill and not the minimum. Carriage bolts or lag screws would probablly be my choice.
how open?
gollygeewhiz wrote:
I'm open to hear what's overkill and what's necessary to provide strength and safety.
Are you open to it if that advice comes from a P.E....along with a fee for service? Because if your permit set of plans do not specify the necessary strucutural connections for your post foundation home (and I don't understand why they wouldn't), then that's where the qualifed advice should come from. Other than that, all you're going to get here is dart board throwing--as evidenced already.
What part of alaska? ill be up there next season for some game chasing...look forward to it.