Prepping Your Deck For The Summer
If you are like my family, we spend a lot of time outdoors on our deck and in our backyard. So, we are looking forward to the coming spring season, anticipating lots of campfires, smores, and chilling on the deck. But before all that, we need to make sure that the deck is clean and…
Deck Railing Codes
All decks higher than 30″ above grade must have a guardrail. If you choose to install a guardrail on a deck lower than 30″, the railing must still meet code requirements. Decks attached to single family detached homes are generally regulated under the rules of the International Residential Code (IRC). The IRC requires guardrails to…