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01-11-04, 09:57 AM

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joist hangers on outside rim joist

Hi - My deck has joists perpindicular to the house and the outside rim joist nails to the joists. Is there any reason why joist hangers might serve a pupose in this situation?

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01-11-04, 05:41 PM

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Whoever built the decks owns stock in either Simpson or USP. Other than that, I can't see the need for the hangers! (This is assuming that you have a beam or girder PARALLEL to the back of the house, within 2' of the rim joist.)

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01-11-04, 06:19 PM

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No, I don't own any stock in either of those places, so I'll leave them off! Thanks

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