we got the last 8 post assemblies knocked out to finish the cantilever. It is about 90% fabrication and 10% welding IMO.
Layout, design, redisign.
Oh look, Squirrel!
That happened today.
The 5 posts in line down the cantilever walkway are equidistant at 73.5" OC.
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The two on that angle section are tabbed off to the side to get the bolts in. The bolting tabs are 1/2 x 1 hot rolled, to get the post away from the flashing kick. Also makes them hell for stout.
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I had two that I had to tack in place, because the hole was determined by a Simpson DTT1Z Deck Tension Tie on the back side. It was too dark so here is another one on those solar panel combos.
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They transmit that top bolt load into the joist, rather than RIP the rim board off.
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The little hoop of .187 wall is the squirrel moment. I was thinking of some way to add a future small awning, and kicked around a few ideas. Came up with using the 187 from the stair posts, since the 1" I had scrapped does a decent enough job fitting inside it. I put two of the hoops on each of those 5 posts.
Now I can add a plant rail, or a little awning, or what have you without any drilling. Just hang it in the sockets.
I made them short so I could clean up the spatter and get paint in there, and belt sand the weld out of it.
It was getting too late to paint so I brought them in before they flash rusted after all that cleanup.
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