Ahead, you'll find our pointers for attaching a deck to a house the right way. Preparing a House for a New Deck. In some cases, you might be replacing an old deck with a new one, ...

This short deck post is installed just like a taller deck ... You then attach the two end joists that extend out from the house and cap those with the band board joist that runs parallel with ...

ASK THE BUILDER | It’s important to realize you’re dealing with people’s lives, and death and serious injury can result when you install joist hangers, beams and support columns the wrong way.

The posts and columns that support beams are just as important. Once again, an engineer can specify exactly what to do and what to use. The material used for the post or column is a key consideration.