Originally Posted By: Dogfish
I tearing off spruce gussets on the deck that looked like ass (they were suggested by the city to the framer) and replacing them with Z-maxx stress rated appliances,


The city suggested spruce gussets? I'm assuming as a connection betwen deck post and beam?

That violates the city's own building code, but is pretty much common place for small jurisdictions. Especially when the building official/inspector is just another flunkie "know-it-all" who basically gives design/engineering inputs based on what he did on his own house and barn. LOL.
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