I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
Bc building code deck footings.
If the building complies with part 9 of bcbc which regulates the construction of houses and small buildings then the structural requirements must meet the.
The bc building and plumbing code which set the technical requirements for building construction throughout b c.
The bc plumbing code book ii of the bc building code applies to the design construction extension alteration renewal or repair of plumbing systems.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
Improperly built decks can shift or collapse injuring people in the process and causing damage to houses and other structures.
Building codes have a few things to say about foundation footings.
If the building complies with part 9 of bcbc which regulates.
9 illustrated guide for building safe and durable wood decks and balconies structural design british columbia building code bcbc dictates the structural requirements for exterior decks and balconies including stairs and guardrails.
In no case may the depth of a principal building in an rs zone exceed 18m.
Nobody can deny the need for a good house foundation.
Improperly built foundation footings unlike poorly installed gutters or gapped hardwood flooring can eventually bring down the house.
Height of deck against door threshold.
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British columbia building code bcbc dictates the structural requirements for exterior decks and balconies including stairs and guardrails.
The building act and regulations including.
Minimum requirements for building a deck residential single or two family dwellings only.
No roof or walls.
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Total height of low level ground level deck.
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What you will notice from this checklist is that there is not really a specific deck building code per se.
With a minimum vertical distance to the finished grade below the deck of 0 6 m 1 97 ft.
Rather there are sections of the residential codethat apply to building standards related to structures such as railings stairs stringers treads footings framin and ledger boards we ve tried to summarize them and put them all together for you.
British columbia building code 2018 division b 2 where the supported joist span exceeds 4 9 m in buildings with light wood frame walls floors and roofs footing widths shall be determined according to a section 4 2 or b the following formula where w minimum footing width.
Like any code recommendations these are not how to guides to building footings so much as parameters you need to observe based on local.
Other building regulations outside the bc codes.
A deck is defined as a structure abutting a dwelling unit with.