Are deck posts allowed to be in contact with soil?

[rbarry5 (Robert Barry, III)]

If the deck is already built and the footings are in the ground, how do you measure the weight?

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@rbarry5

If the deck is already built and the footings are in the ground, how do you measure the weight?

You don’t….although sometimes the preservative sticker is stapled to an end grain somewhere.

As I told Mark:

@lkage

@mroberts21

@lkage

it can be difficult to ascertain the preservative treatment quality.

Weight.

When you’re picking up a 2x6x8 and it weighs 45lbs, you’ve got a good one. Just bring your shitty clothes because they’re going to get a dousing of chemicals

There you go…weight.

However, on an inspection, it is hard to ascertain the preservative treatment quality