A method of attaching a deck to a building comprising the steps of:
- attaching deck rim joist support members of said deck to a deck bracket, and
- fixing said deck bracket to said building;
- said deck bracket comprising a solid bar, an L shaped bracket, a sheath and a mounting support member;
- said solid bar having a first end and a second end;
- said L shaped bracket having a vertical side and a horizontal side;
- said vertical side comprising an upper end, a middle portion, a lower end, a front face, a back and a plurality of bolt holes;
- said vertical side further comprising a first bore located between the upper end and the middle portion of the vertical side;
- said mounting support member being fixedly attached to the back side of the vertical side;
- said mounting support member comprising a second bore;
- said first bore and said second bore being aligned in their relation to each other;
- said first end of said solid bar being flush with said front face of said vertical side and being situated within said first bore and said second bore and attached to said vertical side and said mounting support member;
- said sheath comprising a first wide side, a second wide side, two narrow sides, an inside, an outer side, a first end bore, a second end bore and sheath bolt holes;
- said first end bore being situated within said first wide side;
- said second end bore being situated within said second wide side;
- said first end bore and said second end bore being aligned in their relation to each other;
- wherein said sheath is positioned about and fixedly attached to a composite support member;
- said composite support member being a structural supporting member of a building;
- said second end of said solid bar being inserted through a first hole in said building and into and through said first end bore of said sheath, continuing through a second hole in said composite support member and further continuing into and through said second end bore, said first and second holes being aligned on a horizontal plane with said first bore, second bore, first end bore and second end bore;, whereby said first end of said solid bar and said L shaped bracket and said mounting support member of said deck bracket extend from an interior of said building such that said L shaped bracket is situated outside of and a distance from said building, said deck rim joist support members being seated on said horizontal side of said L shaped bracket and, fixedly attached to the front face of said vertical side of said L shaped bracket, said solid bar extending from the first bore and second bore and extending beyond said back of said vertical side of the L shaped bracket into said first hole of said building, said solid bar further being situated within and through said second hole in said composite support member, thereby transferring load from the deck to said member, said solid bar being further supported by said sheath disposed about said composite member, whereby a portion of the load of the deck would thereby be transferred to said building and the deck bracket would not be in direct contact with said building other than the solid bar, which would thus diminish or prevent the accumulation of moisture, thus preventing decay of structural load bearing components of the deck and building.