Leaning Deck

Ran into an interesting challenge the other day.

The second story of this deck is leaning a bit to the right. Everybody (even me) is a little worried it might tumble to the ground. 

Luckily at Hampton Brother Builders, we can fix anything.... as long as it's made of mostly wood..... and is attached to your house.

We got some straps and some boards and some bolts and we put everything right. 

A quick shout out to my Scout Master. When we put a lot of pressure on a strap or rope, it is important to use real knots. Real knots hold under great pressure and undo easily when you are done. A tangled mess of a knot will usually hold, but you have to cut it after you're done.

And when we're done... everything is plumb, straight, and square again. We even hid the braces in the handrail, so they didn't obstruct the view.