Deck Built From Steel Beams
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When Marshall Litchfield, Macomb, Ill., put up a new house, he wanted to build a deck overlooking a scenic stream running behind the house. He hit on the idea of using some large 45-ft. long steel beams that he had picked up several years ago but never found a use for. I took this picture of Marshall standing in front of it.
The beams measure 16 by 8 in. He welded them together in his shop and then raised them into place, supporting them with steel posts at each end. Then he simply laid deck boards over the top with a railing around it. The nice thing about the design of the big deck is that it only requires the posts at either end. There's no posts in the way along the span of the deck that block the view from down below. (C.F. Marley, Nokomis, Ill.)
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Deck Built From Steel Beams FARM HOME Building Techniques 24-1-33 When Marshall Litchfield, Macomb, Ill., put up a new house, he wanted to build a deck overlooking a scenic stream running behind the house. He hit on the idea of using some large 45-ft. long steel beams that he had picked up several years ago but never found a use for. I took this picture of Marshall standing in front of it.
The beams measure 16 by 8 in. He welded them together in his shop and then raised them into place, supporting them with steel posts at each end. Then he simply laid deck boards over the top with a railing around it. The nice thing about the design of the big deck is that it only requires the posts at either end. There's no posts in the way along the span of the deck that block the view from down below. (C.F. Marley, Nokomis, Ill.)
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