Decking system

A decking system comprising:

• a plurality of joists spanning in parallel, spaced apart from one another;
• a plurality of deck boards spanning transversely across the plurality of joists;
• and
• a ledger board spanning in a longitudinal direction transversely across a mounting end of each of the plurality of joists such that the plurality of joists are supported on the ledger board at spaced apart positions in the longitudinal direction of the ledger board;
• the ledger board comprising:
• a first side and a second side opposite one another and extending in the longitudinal direction of the ledger board between respective ends of the ledger board;
• an upright portion formed at the second side which is arranged for mounting against an upright supporting surface;
• and
• a plurality of ledger board joist connectors formed at the first side of the ledger board including at least one ledge portion which protrudes from the upright portion;
• the mounting end of each joist comprising:
• an overhang portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the joist beyond a remainder of the joist, the overhang portion being supported on said at least one ledge portion of the ledger board;
• and
• a hook portion which is hooked onto the ledger board between the first and second sides of the ledger board by interlocking engagement with a respective one of the ledger board joist connectors so as to prevent movement of the joist in the longitudinal direction of the joist away from the ledger board;
• an upper deck surface at least partially defined by the plurality of deck boards;
• a railing comprising a rail member and a plurality of picket members spanning between the rail member and the upper deck surface;
• and
• a plurality of lower sockets formed in the upper deck surface receiving bottom ends of the picket members therein respectively;
• the bottom end of each picket member being rotatable in the respective lower socket relative to the upper deck surface between a released position in which the picket member is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the picket member into and out of the respective lower socket and a locked position in which the picket member is retained in the lower socket by interlocking engagement between the bottom end of the picket member and the lower socket.

A decking system comprising:

• a plurality of joists spanning in parallel, spaced apart from one another;
• a plurality of deck boards spanning transversely across the plurality of joists;
• and
• a ledger board spanning in a longitudinal direction transversely across a mounting end of each of the plurality of joists such that the plurality of joists are supported on the ledger board at spaced apart positions in the longitudinal direction of the ledger board;
• the ledger board comprising:
• a first side and a second side opposite one another and extending in the longitudinal direction of the ledger board between respective ends of the ledger board;
• an upright portion formed at the second side which is arranged for mounting against an upright supporting surface;
• and
• a plurality of ledger board joist connectors formed at the first side of the ledger board including at least one ledge portion which protrudes from the upright portion;
• the mounting end of each joist comprising:
• an overhang portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the joist beyond a remainder of the joist, the overhang portion being supported on said at least one ledge portion of the ledger board;
• and
• a hook portion which is hooked onto the ledger board between the first and second sides of the ledger board by interlocking engagement with a respective one of the ledger board joist connectors so as to prevent movement of the joist in the longitudinal direction of the joist away from the ledger board
• wherein the ledger board comprises a horizontal flange member extending in the longitudinal direction of the ledger board along a top side of the ledger board spaced above the ledger board joist connectors so as to be arranged to overlap a top side of a portion of the deck boards supported on the joists.

A decking system comprising:

• a plurality of joists spanning in parallel, spaced apart from one another;
• and
• an upper deck surface at least partially defined by a plurality of deck boards spanning transversely across the plurality of joists;
• a railing comprising a rail member and a plurality of picket members spanning between the rail member and the upper deck surface;
• a plurality of lower sockets formed in the upper deck surface receiving bottom ends of the picket members therein respectively;
• the bottom end of each picket member being rotatable in the respective lower socket relative to the upper deck surface between a released position in which the picket member is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the picket member into and out of the respective lower socket and a locked position in which the picket member is retained in the lower socket by interlocking engagement between the bottom end of the picket member and the lower socket;
• wherein the joists include a plurality of intermediate joists and at least one outermost joist spanning parallel to the intermediate joists at one end of the plurality of deck boards, the upper deck surface being at least partially defined by said at least one outermost joist, and at least some of the lower sockets being formed in said at least one outermost joist.