Retain the design specification.
Keep species or species group and grade with each relevant framing item.
Decks · Tracyton, Washington
Decks in Tracyton, WA.
Decks in Tracyton needs framing material identified beyond a nominal board size. Ask the designer to keep the specified species or species group and grade in the order.
A same-size piece from a different lumber category should not enter the framing as an unexplained substitution. Keep the structural specification available to the supplier and installer.
Deck construction
Carry species and grade from the design into the framing order.
Ask the designer to identify the lumber specification used for the joists and other framing members. Have the material order preserve that species or species group and grade, alongside dimensions and any required treatment. If the supplier proposes an alternative, return it to the responsible designer before installation. Keep the accepted change with the construction documents so a size-only invoice does not conceal a structural material decision.
Check the proposed supply.
Ask the provider to reconcile the lumber order with the design.
Resolve a substitution.
Have the responsible designer assess a changed material before it is installed.
Before work begins
Use the framing specification in the County submittal.
Submit the actual deck structure and site through the applicable County process. Have the designer confirm the current criteria and whether a standard guide applies to this proposal.
Leave spans, connections and complete structural design to the qualified provider. A species or grade label alone does not approve the deck.
Decks questions for Tracyton homeowners.
Is a nominal joist size the whole material specification?
Keep the specified species or species group and grade with the dimensions.
Can another same-size lumber product be accepted without review?
Have the responsible designer assess and record the substitution.
Does an older published span guide approve my deck?
Confirm current criteria and applicability with the designer and reviewing authority.
Bring the framing schedule and proposed lumber order.
Share the species, grade and any supplier alternative already offered so the design and supply can be reconciled.
