OP...
They are going to have to scrape the anchorseal off the decking, and then sand. It's going to take some time to do it right.

I seal all of my Ipe decks with Penofin. For those that couldn't find it locally, they sell it at Dykes lumber on 6th street.

Steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at September 30, 2009 1:23 PM in response to Ipe Deck seal

Jim,

You are correct. The required yard is 30'. If the yard is 50' deep, you can design a deck that's much deeper...by 20'.

steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at May 18, 2009 5:46 PM in response to wooden deck?

Lolo,
I doubt that there's a law regarding this fence issue. I mean, you're not gonna get arrested or fined for giving yourself the A side. You're paying for it, so you should get the A side.

There are "good neighbor fences" that look identical on both sides, with the posts in between. You mentioned chain link fences...they look pretty much the same from both sides...fugly.

For me, when I build a custom fence, I always give my client the A side...for 2 reasons. They're paying for it, and I have access to their yard, so it's easier.

Steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at May 16, 2009 7:25 PM in response to FENCE SEPARATING PROPERTY LINE

going4broke,
I build Ipe decks, but when I build all wood decks, I use pressure treated pine for the substructure. It would be too expensive and difficult to build an all Ipe deck. Here's a link to a DOB document allowing Ipe (tabebuia) as a fire retardant material.

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dob/downloads/pdf/409-03-m.pdf

As geekspice said, I think that it depends on the inspector's interpretation.

If you want to play it safe, go with steel and Ipe, or keep your deck 3 feet away from the property line.

If you want to get your information directly from the powers that be, go to homeowner's night at the DOB...every tuesday from 4-5:30 pm at 210 Joralemon Street, 8th floor. You can sit one on one with an inspector. He will answer any questions that you have relating to your home.

Steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at May 16, 2009 2:21 PM in response to wooden deck?

pmmtenement,
I've built a lot of steel/Ipe decks around Brownstone Brooklyn that extended to one or both property lines. Ipe has (or had) an MEA #...which is a material acceptance #, based on zero flame spread in 10 minutes. Some of my clients still opted for 3 feet of diamond plate on one or both sides. Most of those decks were filed with the DoB. You can see photos on my website. www.urbanexteriors.biz

steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at March 27, 2009 3:35 PM in response to Cost for a 10X12 metal deck with

Thanks Steve

Posted by: going4broke at May 16, 2009 5:22 PM in response to wooden deck?

this question has been asked a lot - search the forum. but the quick answer is that there is no rule about good side/bad side, and there is no uniform custom in brooklyn that you will be violating if you do it one way or the other.

Posted by: i disagree at May 18, 2009 10:00 AM in response to FENCE SEPARATING PROPERTY LINE

I'm an architect, and I've been investigating the same issue for a current project. I've found some info online stating exactly what's above, but also a restriction on the depth of the deck.

IN one DOB document (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/reference/tppn0403.shtml), it's restricted to 8 feet from the rear of the building, and in another (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/pdf/swimpools.pdf) it's restricted to 8 feet beyond the face of the building into the required rear yard. This latter description seems to indicate that the deck could be deeper if the rear face of the building is more than 30 feet from the rear lot line.

Anyone care to comment on that one?

Posted by: JimHill at May 18, 2009 11:46 AM in response to wooden deck?

I was just told the other day by a landscaper that the law is that you must build the "good" side of the fence looking out away from your house, but that nobody in BK does it that way.

Posted by: MR at May 18, 2009 3:23 PM in response to FENCE SEPARATING PROPERTY LINE

MR, all respect to your landscaper, but i don't think that's right. there are some cities with "good neighbor" fence regulations, but NYC doesn't have one as far as i know.

Posted by: i disagree at May 18, 2009 4:02 PM in response to FENCE SEPARATING PROPERTY LINE

Jim,

You are correct. The required yard is 30'. If the yard is 50' deep, you can design a deck that's much deeper...by 20'.

steve

Posted by: urban exteriors at May 18, 2009 5:46 PM in response to wooden deck?

The only restriction I know of is that the fence cannot be over 6 feet high. But don't be a douche; regardless of what Steve says, the proper thing to do is build it with the good side toward your neighbor. Many people might not do it that way, but then again, people also let their dogs poop on others' yards and talk on their cell phone too loudly.

Posted by: redeye at May 19, 2009 12:41 AM in response to FENCE SEPARATING PROPERTY LINE

Thanks Steve. I looked more closely at DOB TPPN #4/03, and confirmed that.

It states:
An open porch, veranda, portico, terrace or deck shall be considered acceptable for projection into a required yard if the following is provided:
• There shall be no useable building or storage space underneath.
• Projection does not exceed eight feet beyond the face of the building, except that steps leading from a porch or deck may be located beyond this unit.

Jim Hill, RA, LEED AP
Urban Pioneering Architecture

Posted by: JimHill at May 19, 2009 10:06 AM in response to wooden deck?