Deck Rim Joist

[belliott (Bob Elliott, 450.0002662)]

@Richard_A.Hetzel

That’s NOT a rim joist, it’s a **BEAM!! **And a splice like that is not permitted in a beam, and the sag you see tells you why. That beam appears to be 2-2x10, but effectively it’s only a single 2x10, because the outer board has no structural value due to the splice.

I don’t see a notch in the picture.

Great answer.
Thought my eyes were bad as Rich must have meant splice.