Project Details
Service
AZEK PVC Deck
Client
Homeowner
Completed Date
September 2023
City
Kanata
Professionally Installed PVC Decks
By a Kanata PVC Deck Contactor
We built this PVC deck in Kanata and it is supported by helical piles which are an engineering footing. Helical piles are fairly new to the deck building industry (in the last 15 years). While they were never talked about much the technology behind them is actually quite old and are more familiar in industries such as solar farming.
A permit was acquired with the City of Ottawa for the deck build. We did a full set of drawings for this project which include a site plan, framing plan and elevation drawings. A grading plan was not required as the deck was under the square footage requirement.
The ledger board which facilitates the connection of the joists to the house was a bit unique. For this project is made more sense to bolt a beam to the concrete rather than a traditional ledger board attached to the rim joist of the home.
In the traditional way it is usually fairly straight forward but because of the elevations we had to to it this way. And this is actually our preferred method as it is strongest.
You can see in the picture the 2 ply – 2×10 fastened to the foundation with 1/2 wedge anchors. The joists then sit on top of the beam and are attached with hurricane ties and solid blocking in between.
The deck joists had G-Tape applied to the top of the joists, beams and fascia. The joist tape will add to the life of the framing, some suggest that it adds 10 years…which is quite significant.
The deck features a double picture framed border. For this project the client had preferred butt joints for the picture frame rather than the most common finish of using miters.
There are 2 doors to access the underside of the deck which are great to store small things away and out of sight. A simple door can add that little bit of space you need for storage and keep things tidy and out of sight.
The next year we landscaped the whole property which included 1000 square feet of interlock. This matched up nicely with the new PVC deck we built the year before.
The project included a ramp to the shed, a retaining wall along the shed a new front step and a drywell to store water runoff
