AboutEugene Clayton Expertise I would be happy to answer any question reguarding the construction of decks, composites verses natural materials, structure support systems,railing applications,stair design, how to figure stairs etc.. Pretty much anything that has to do with decks and or porches.
Experience I have been in the construction industry for over 26 years including new home construction, custom deck and screen porches. Most of my expertise is from framing custom homes for over 20 years. I now own and opperate a very successful custom deck and screen porch company in Atlanta Ga. Along with my Brother.
Expert: Eugene Clayton Date: 5/14/2008 Subject: Decking Support
Question Hi, I am looking into decking my garden, but i have a problem, i want to put a pool on top of the decking but the pool weight will be approx 3 ton, how do i support the decking?
look forward to hearing from you.
Answer Hello Karen,
You pretty much have to build a regular joist type framing structure, however use 2x10 on 12" centers for the joists that are under the pool. You also want to add cross beams such as 4x6 under the joists running the opposite direction on 60" centers. All of this can be supported with 6x6 posts in 18'X18" concrete footers. This may all sound confusing It's hard to explain without giving you a drawing. To bad we can't add pdf's or j-peg's to this site.Feel free to follow up if you need to.
