Patent ID: 6301855
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E04B,F16B

Abstract:
The method of constructing a deck which extends generally horizontally outwardly from a vertical wall of a building, comprising the steps of:(1) securing a generally horizontally disposed wood plate, having upper and lower ends, to the vertical wall of the building;(2) providing a joist having an inner end, outer end, upper end and lower end;(3) determining the location on said wood plate where the inner end of a joist is to be secured thereto;(4) providing a support means for supporting the outer end of the joist;(5) removably securing a temporary joist hanger to said wood plate adjacent the location where the inner end of the joist is to be secured;(6) positioning the outer end of the joist on said support means;(7) positioning the inner end of the joist in said temporary joist hanger;(8) vertically adjusting the inner end of the joist upwardly with respect to said wood plate so that the upper end thereof is aligned with the upper end of said wood plate;(9) securing the inner end of the joist to said wood plate; and(10) removing the temporary joist hanger from said wood plate.