Yep, the whole property slopes gently from the street towards the back property line and am planning PT for the entire frame. I think it's actually code for us now.
I'm not going to run the new deck corner to corner of the house like the old deck was, I'm coming in around 5-6' from both corners so, more like 30-35' at the longest. 6' out from the house at the ends like the original deck but, in the middle, I'm going to kick out to 10-12' for outdoor table seating. The deck access will be just off the 10-12' square accessed by a 5-6' slider. Currently, the deck access is on the dining room side of the house but, we have a master plan in the works for kitchen blow out remodel so, I'm going to move that doorway to the living room side.
I also plan to move the hot tub into one of the nooks created by the 10-12' main section of the deck (at ground level) and incorporate a privacy panel along the other end towards the neighbor's house. Possibly a ground level platform around the hot tub and the landing for stairs off the deck down into the yard or flagstone.. Haven't decided that part yet.
I've just been vacillating on the free standing or not. I do like the idea of not pouring as many footings, LOL. Good suggestion on the problem corner, really should address that sooner rather than later. It's down about a 3/4 inch in that corner and we have a couple of foundation cracks on both sides of the corner from the '89 Quake. It's only been in the last five years that its gotten worse.
Still in deck design phase. First I've got to finish the last 50' of fence I'm replacing. Started along the front last summer/fall (covid project) to create a front courtyard and now continuing down the side..
