Decking footer question

[Steve737]

Hey guys I'm about to have 1900 sq ft of decking poured tomorrow and have a question about the area where the new decking will join to my existing porch. They are going to poor the new decking slightly higher than the existing porch so that they can make them all the same material( spray deck) at the same level. My question is this do I need to have a footer and an expansion joint there so that I don't get split from setteling of the pool verses the house? Thanks Steve.

As soon as I can sink my iPad I'll post some pics!

 

[jasonlmarsh]

Hey guys I'm about to have 1900 sq ft of decking poured tomorrow and have a question about the area where the new decking will join to my existing porch. They are going to poor the new decking slightly higher than the existing porch so that they can make them all the same material( spray deck) at the same level. My question is this do I need to have a footer and an expansion joint there so that I don't get split from setteling of the pool verses the house? Thanks Steve.

As soon as I can sink my iPad I'll post some pics!

When they did the patio at my house, they drilled into the existing patio and ran rebar into the holes. They said that will keep both parts of the patio from settling away from each other.

 

[duraleigh]

You shouldn't need a footer. Whether you anchor it to the existing porch or not is a choice that has a lot of variables. Putting in an expansion joint is the simplest thing to do.

 

[Steve737]

Ok thanks I'm going to just do the expansion joint and call it good that seems the easiest way to go. Thanks guys! I'll post some pics of the progress soon. Steve