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• <br /> Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide-Commentary C1 <br /> Commentary to <br /> Prescriptive Residential <br /> Wood Deck Construction. Guide DesIgn torCodeAcceo <br /> DCA 6 - 2012 IRC Versiontance <br /> Foreword <br /> tiff doomo <br /> This Commentary to DCA 6—Prescriptive Residential <br /> Wood Deck Construction Guide has been requested by :*stoma <br /> builders, building officials,and others, to provide <br /> background information and example calculations for itr1,101i <br /> various sections and tables of DCA 6. 1 ' , <br /> attasittmat tis. <br /> gists, 091849999k <br /> 949999 99999 <br /> The DCA 6 Commentary follows the same organization <br /> an <br /> as DCA 6.Discussion of a particular provision in DCA 6 1 , <br /> is found in the DCA 6 Commentary by locating the samefr` -I <br /> f pyx e,tkEM' <br /> section or subsection found in DCA 6.Not every section <br /> Assmedits <br /> of DCA 6 has a corresponding commentary section.The <br /> DCA 6 Commentary provides background information <br /> intended to give the reader an understanding of the data Background <br /> and/or experience upon which the provision is based. <br /> One or more examples of the calculation procedures In August 2006,AWC,then part of the American Forest <br /> used to produce several of the tables are given to &Paper Association,formed an ad-hoc task group to <br /> illustrate the scope of conditions covered by the table. address prescriptive provisions for residential wood deck <br /> construction. Representatives of the wood products <br /> The provisions of DCA 6 come primarily from the industry,home builders,connector manufacturers, <br /> International Code Council's(ICC)International building officials,and truss industry were represented on <br /> Residential Code (IRC). In developing the.DCA 6 the task group. <br /> Commentary,data available from laboratory tests and The task group was assigned to review existing <br /> experience with structures in-service was analyzed and information to determine if there was something on <br /> evaluated for the purpose of providing a consistent <br /> explanation. It is intended that this document be used in which to build. One resource reviewed was a document <br /> conjunction with competent design,accurate fabrication, <br /> developed by the Fairfax County,Virginia Department <br /> of Public Works and Environmental Services titled <br /> and adequate supervision of construction.Therefore,the Typical Deck Details.With Fairfax County's permission, <br /> American Wood Council(AWC)does not assume any <br /> responsibility for errors or omissions in the.DCA 6 this became the basis for DCA 6. <br /> Commentary,nor for designs or plans prepared from it. Since Fairfax County's Typical Deck Details was <br /> developed for a specific geographic location,DCA 6 was <br /> Inquiries,comments,and suggestions from readers of <br /> this document are invited. expanded to apply on a national basis(e.g. addition of <br /> western lumber species). The first version of DCA 6 was <br /> American Wood Council posted to the AWC website in October 2007. <br /> At the end of 2013 and into 2014, the task group was <br /> formed again to update.DCA 6 to be in compliance with <br /> the 2012. IRC.The DCA6—2072. IRC Version was <br /> posted on the AWC website in June 2014. <br /> �S 5 <br /> I c wA c�t_ <br /> American Wood Council <br />