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"Faulty Towers".....Funny, Faulty Decks.........Dangerous !
"Faulty Towers".....Funny,       Faulty Decks.........Dangerous !
Faulty Towers was a hilarious British comedy. it was a sit-com staring one of the founding members of 'Monty Pythons Flying Circus'.
Faulty decks though that's a different kind of story, and if you are unlucky it's appearing on a balcony or deck near you.
Take a look at the example below and remember just because it's been there for a while doesn't mean that it always will be (there).

At 'A" you can see the short remnant of the original cantilevered beam built into the original floor framing of this building.  The joists of the current construction are sistered onto either side. This is nailed with 4" common nails, not galvanized.
"B" Is the top end of the diagonal brace, a 4 by 4 bracketed by the sistered joists mentioned above. The same type of nails are used, but smaller ones.
"C" the base of the same diagonal brace is set into a shallow pocket in the cement bonded stone foundation wall. There is a horizontal steel pin, basically a spike nail pining it from moving. 
So whats wrong with that you say?
Well: Nails are just pins that lock ... more

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