By Matt Weber Build a Freestanding Cantilevered Deck Supported by Parallel Beams. Around Alabama, where EHT is headquartered, most decks are connected to the side of a house with a ledger board ...

Ice exerts a pressure of about 50,000 lbs. per square inchenough force to lift even a large building. A puny little deck on inadequate footings doesn’t stand a chance.