Workers Of Wood

The original had 24"OC joists decked w/ 5/4 PT decking... this made for a very spongy deck...
10" rise steps..
no hot tub...
6"OC balusters...
no hand rails...
very poor water letting... the original deck sloped back to the house... there was rot every where including the rim joist...
straight and level and plumb otherwise didn't exist..
the pics say what was done...
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continued...
the hot tub is 8 body sized...
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this the trestle to hold up the hot tub...
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might as well do something w/ the left overs... a swing...
the rounds had been curbing....
put in a retainer wall and added more deck.. this one from pavers...
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other incidentals to this project..
make the OHD function as an OHD...
same for the garage man door and both SGD's...
add flashing to the bottom of the T1-11...

How did you attach the chains to the upright posts on the swing? Did you drill a hole down the center a ways and then cross pin them?

Cherryville Chuck wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:05 pm Did you drill a hole down the center a ways and then cross pin them?

yes...
those black spots you see, they are the cross pins...

Clever solution. It provides a strong, secure attachment and doesn't detract from the "Flintstone" design. You could have run chains right down to the seat frame or arms but that is a pretty unique design and very strong.

the drilled holes were filled w/ butyl caulk...
later I added a pair of 1" wide riveted iron compression bands.cuffs to each top and a single at each bottom...
think wagon wheel rim...
I feared splitting was going to happen......

I don't think the splits would reduce the strength that much. At least not vertically oriented. It's all still long grain, there would just be a gap in it. If it was a cross bar and the split was on a side instead of on top or bottom it might be reduced some. The caulk was a good idea.

Cherryville Chuck wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 12:42 pm The caulk was a good idea.

if the drilled holes filled w/ water and froze it would be the beginning of the end...