Is Your Deck Safe?

A deck is the perfect place to spend time enjoying yourself and entertaining with friends and family. A well built and maintained deck offers a safe haven for outdoor living. However, a poorly built or a deteriorated deck can mean disaster. Unfortunately, a deck collapse can cause unnecessary and often serious injuries.

Reasons for a deck collapsing can range from the age of the deck, poor maintenance, termite activity, hardware rusting and improper building methods.

The older the deck, the more likely the deck will need to be checked for its safety.

At Designer Decks Pty Ltd, we have a “10 Point Safety Checklist” to ensure that your deck is safe to enjoy. This covers:

1. type of timber used
2. type of hardware used
3. pole plate connection to the house
4. posts and footings review
5. post to beam connection
6. joists connection
7. stair review
8. decking review
9. handrail review
10. termite activity

The “10 Point Safety Checklist” finishes with a conclusion on whether the current deck is safe and if it is deemed unsafe what works needs to be carried out to make it safe.