Quoting Bob Nogueira <nogera@worldnet.att.net>:
> My wife wants me to build a old fashion porch out our back door.
> Its the two outer corner posts
> and the posts either side of the centered stairs that I need to fasten down
> solid to the floor
> Any suggestions out there? Any recommendations as to a good book ?
The posts should be attached solidly to the deck... um, porch *joists*. I notch
them out so they fit tight onto the joists, then bolt them in place with 1/2"
carriage bolts (large washers behind the nuts).
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Eric
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