On 2/17/2011 11:41 AM, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Feb 17, 10:34 am, The Daring
wrote:
On 2/17/2011 6:56 AM, jamesgangnc wrote:





On Feb 16, 2:23 pm, The Daring
wrote:
On 2/16/2011 12:26 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Feb 15, 3:35 am, The Daring
wrote:
On 2/15/2011 4:08 AM, wrote:

I have a small deck built in stacked 8 inch concrete blocks. I first
put in concrete pads in the ground, then stacked three 8 inch concrete
blocks on top and built the deck on them. This deck was fine in the
summer, but when winter came, I found it was too close to the bottom
of the storm door on the house. Just the smallest amount of ice on
the deck and we cant open the storm door. As soon as the ice and snow
is gone, I want to lower the deck about 2 inches. I can easily lift
it with a jack. My idea is to remove the top 8 inch block and replace
it with a 6 inch one in all four corners. But, do they make 6 inch
blocks? I know 8" is the most common, and they make 4" ones. But I
never seens 6" ones. I suppose if nothing else I can make some solid
ones with a wooden form and some Redi-Mix.

Thanks

It might be easier to install a strip of electric heat tape to melt the
ice around the door threshold. Perhaps there is enough room under the
threshold to install some heat tape?

TDD

Nobody is paying attention to what seems (to this non-techie) a simple
solution. You all got off on rebuilding the deck according to code.
AFAK, the guy is only trying to get his ****ing door open in winter.
What am I missing?

HB

That's why I suggested heat tape. With the deck closer to the indoor
floor level, there is less chance of someone tripping and falling
when going through the door. :-)

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Go outside and look at the difference between your front porch or
steps and the door transom. It's often several inches. People deal
with it. They don't even know they are dealing with it, it's just
instinctive.

In the case of a deck, things might be different because many people
use their back deck for entertainment, outdoor cooking, etc and the
deck is often pretty much level with the door which is often a
kitchen door. My front door has a drop of 6" to the top step of 7.
My back deck/porch is level with the interior floor on the other
side of the sliding glass door. I'm glad because there is less chance
of me tripping when I carry a big pan of pieces of lifeless animal
carcasses to the grill. ^_^

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Sure, if you have a sliding glass door. But if you have a hinged
exterior door that opens outward and you live in the north you better
have a few inches of drop or you will have the problem that the
original poster came here with. Before you accused him of having a
shoddy deck without having any facts.

Excuse me?! I didn't accuse anyone of anything, you may be getting your
posts mixed up there feller. I would appreciate it if you would point
out where you think I may have been nasty to the OP which is something
I never do, even when arguing politics. :-)

TDD