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2018 IRC Deck Building

This class is a “from the ground to handrail” look at building a deck to meet the building codes. Every year somewhere a deck fails, and someone gets hurt or worse. Our job requires we take a detailed look at deck plans and conduct responsible onsite inspections. This class will try to help you meet that goal.




Course Objectives

  1. The student will be able to look up and apply the sections of the IRC-2015 as it applies to decks.
  2. The student will be able to apply the various tables, manufacture specifications, hanger details, loading as it applies to inspecting decks.
  3. The student will demonstrate learned knowledge on construction errors a the working  deck mockup.



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