Originally Posted By: roconnor This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
jdigiacomo wrote:
... under size of lumber is a tough call since we do not know what size or spacing lumber is.
Yes, very true ... just my gut reaction from the pic was that the outer header beam needed to be doubled up, which is usually done for decks with reasonably spaced supports.
You cant use the IRC floor beam/header tables since it is wet use lumber that has lower allowable values, but IRC Table R502.5(2) should give ya an indication as to why deck beams are usually at least doubled joists ... 
Rich ... can ya "fix" that too ...
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Originally Posted By: jpeck This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Robert,
I'm not Richard, but I use Paint Shop Pro to add similar stuff to digital photos, and to lighten photo / change contrast / etc so things can be seen better.
Originally Posted By: rmoore This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I use a program called Image Composer for simpler stuff. It’s a fairly basic photo editor, but I like it’s ease of use. Unfortunately you can’t actually buy or get it anymore as it came bundled with an older Frontpage suite (which I’ve never used…I prefer writing in HTML). When I want to get trickier I use CorelDraw, Paintshop Pro or U-Lead Cool-3D, often dragging objects between programs.
