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Thread: Deck vibrating
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26th May 2011, 10:22 AM #1New Member
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Deck vibrating
Hi folks, First post occasional reader, hope you can help!
I built a deck of the back of my house but the problem is vibration, if the kids are running around the deck i can feel vibration feeding back into the house, and the same with them running around in the house, deck has some vibration. By vibration i mean you can see say liquid in a cup being disturbed, no too the point of spilling, but more violently then i would expect. So the deck is attacked to a 2 story house i used the houses existing bearers and extended them, the deck is 4 meters by 8 meters and a height of 2meters to 2.4m ( ground clearance)
Is this normal? can it be sorted out and how so?
I can provide more info and photo;s if needed, thanks for your help.
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26th May 2011, 10:46 AM #2Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Hi Xeryus and welcome. You will probably get more responses if you post this in the sister forum.
Renovate Forums
there are plenty of deck builders over there.
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26th May 2011, 12:09 PM #3New Member
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I'll do that now, thank you.
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26th May 2011, 12:47 PM #4
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26th May 2011, 02:20 PM #5Novice
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Shaky deck
I am a structural engineer and can offer advice
Normally high decks like this are braced in the plane of the deck and stabilized laterally
by the house itself.
Is the vibration being initiated by vertical deflection of the deck joists or bearers or lateral
movement of the whole deck due to insufficient bracing.
Can comment if you post a photo.
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