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Joist spans on Deck

rman1953
13 years ago

I'm in the process of building a freestanding (mfg home so can't attach) deck 28x16. I using 2 4x6 beams cantilevered in 2' and 16' 2x8s for the joists. Beams are on concrete piers spaced approx 3' apart. Deck will be approx. 18" off ground. When I look at this it seems to me that the 12' span between the beams is too long. Lumber supplier said it should be fine. My question is should I run a 3rd beam down the middle or am I ok as is? I also was thinking of doubling the 2 end joists for more support. Joists will be spaced 12" and I'm using Azek for the decking. Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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