[Shop-talk] Cross bracing a deck

[David Scheidt]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>wrote:

> There's a long skinny part of my deck that needs bracing. It's 8' off the
> ground, and the two 4x4 posts supporting it on the outside corners are about
> 5' apart. Instead of using a pair of 1x4s, I thought a sheet of lattice
> might provide adequate support, in a death-by-papercuts fashion. I think
> I've seen it treated, and it will also nicely hide the junkyard under the
> deck from junkyard-haters lounging on the lawn. Am I dreaming?
>

Yes.  (It will do a good job of hiding the junkyard, though.)   The stuff
I've seen is all put together with staples.

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David Scheidt
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