Accident in the Weirs?

SIKSUKR · 07-22-2013, 08:11 AM

Wow. Looks like there was a lot more than just people on that deck. That would be one crowded deck with 12 people.

Lakesrider · 07-22-2013, 08:28 AM

12 people times an average of 180lbs each equals 2160 lbs. More than a 1969 VW Beetle. Roughly the same as a 1980 Dodge Omni. Plus a grille and furniture. Why would people have thought that many people could stand on a deck all at once? Around here you can't even use 4x4's for uprights anymore and anyone that does is using bad economics to build a deck. I see lots of decks put up with out cross braces or blocking, I built decks all through college and you should have seen some of the stuff we replaced. Yikes is all I can say. I hope people didn't get injured too badly. What a way to ruin your Summer party.

(Oh and BTW having that grille on the porch under the roof is illegal as all hell.....Just sayin'.)

XCR-700 · 07-22-2013, 09:33 AM

Ya that sounds like way too many people for a deck that size,,,

You could not get me out there with that many people on it,,,

07-22-2013, 08:11 AM	#1
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07-22-2013, 08:28 AM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	12 people times an average of 180lbs each equals 2160 lbs. More than a 1969 VW Beetle. Roughly the same as a 1980 Dodge Omni. Plus a grille and furniture. Why would people have thought that many people could stand on a deck all at once? Around here you can't even use 4x4's for uprights anymore and anyone that does is using bad economics to build a deck. I see lots of decks put up with out cross braces or blocking, I built decks all through college and you should have seen some of the stuff we replaced. Yikes is all I can say. I hope people didn't get injured too badly. What a way to ruin your Summer party. (Oh and BTW having that grille on the porch under the roof is illegal as all hell.....Just sayin'.)

07-22-2013, 09:33 AM	#3
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 757 Thanked 538 Times in 313 Posts	Ya that sounds like way too many people for a deck that size,,, You could not get me out there with that many people on it,,,