| Not all your railing posts need to extend down to footings. Your perimeter is doubled and your joists are flush framed to that girder with Tecos. It really is pretty simple. You mentioned that one problem you had with bringing the railings back inside the deck was that your deck was relatively small. Why don't you square off your deck, losing the diagonal, and pick up what appears to be about 50 sq.ft. Not as cool looking but easier to build, less waste, and more bang for your buck. |