Deck tech

[baz67]

Next weekend I am putting a new deck on the house(stupid house taking money and time from the car). Anyway I plan on pouring the columns either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Code requires that I put the columns 36" below grade and I cannot put the 4x4 posts into the concrete. I must attach them on top of the column with a metal plate. That is not a big deal however, I am time crunched here. How soon after I pour the concrete can I install the posts without messing with the concrete? Weather is forcast to be sunny mid 60s and low humidity. If I can get them in Thursday I am not worried, but I do not think I can get them by then. I am betting on Friday morning.

I would like to have the structure framed by Friday night and lay the decking and stairs on Sat with the rails on Sunday. I already have the column locations laid out and the ledger plate on the house. So how long do I need to wait to be safe?

[hotrdblder]

pour friday morning, go at it sat morning if its 2500 psi or so concrete
you hand mixing or havnig a truck come?

[baz67]

I will pay for one of those short load truck as I am pouring around a yard. I just do not feel like mixing that much by hand.

In a perfect world I would just start framing on Sat, but I am only home for the weekend and I am flying out the FIL to help. Also, I have a FAA check ride on Sunday for 4 hours so that contributes to the urgency. So basically I need to get it in by Thurs night to have a chance for my schedule. Crap!

[paul67]

When you pour the concrete when it level, get the plates and line up where the holes are then feed some althread into the wet concrete inline with the holes put some nuts on the ends going into the concrete that should stop them coming out then you will not have to drill the concrete.Also go to the Bob Villa web site that is very informative and might have a video of it.

[go-fish]

Home Depot and other like places should have the anchor bolts (better than all thread). They have an L shape to them and the grade is higher.

[hotrdblder]

yes get the L shape ancor bolts

[baz67]

yes get the L shape ancor bolts

Yes, I was planning on getting those to put into the wet concrete. Now, my dumbass took down my string lines. For one beam this is not an issue. However, on the outside beam each post is at a different elevation. So I need to put up the string line again when I get home so I can drop a pumb bob to determain where to anchor bolts need to be placed.:pat:.