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On Apr 19, 8:07*am, cj wrote:
greetings, i am building a deck that will be 17 feet wide by 9 foot
deep. i will use 4x4's dug three feet into the ground, with a bag a
cement in each hole. my question is how much support(4x4)will i need for
the 17 foot span? obviously one 4x4 on each end but will one 4x4
centered be enough or should i break the 17 into thirds? so 4 columns
instead of three?
cj


Better is not to have 4x4 posts below ground as they will rot quicker
but have them attached by metal bracket with concrete above ground by
1" or so.