BUILDING CODES FOR BUILDING DECKS
Course 2 of 4
LEDGERS & LATERAL LOADS
Course Description
This course covers structural design criteria for decks, such as loading, design methods and lumber properties. It continues with an in-depth review of ledger attachments, including how to handle various exterior cladding, flashing methods, and structural considerations. Lateral loads are also discussed in detail to provide a better understanding of what is required and how to provide it.
This class is complimented well with Decks – Down The Load Path, where details of the other structural members are explained.
This course is approximately 4 hours and approved for 0.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU) from the International Code Council.
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Objectives: Upon completion of this course, attendees will…
- Understand the limitations of the IRC’s prescriptive design criteria and when alternatives are necessary.
- Comprehend the concept of a load path and how to determine the tributary load on a bearing point.
- Realize the significance provisions related to the attachment of a deck ledger to a home.
Continuing Education Units: Approved for 0.4 Preferred Provider CEUs from the International Code Council (ICC).
Course Instructor: Glenn Mathewson, MCP
Code Edition(s): 2012 International Residential Code (updated course coming soon!)
Course Sessions:
- Loads
- Lumber properties
- Exterior cladding
- Flashing
- Ledger Attachment
- Concentrated loads
- Lateral displacement
- Lateral deformation
- Alternative ledgers
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