I have a 20' x 12' deck, attached to the house with a 20' ledger board. The opposite (long) side is up on four 3' posts. Needless to say, if I push along the 20' axis, there is significant movement back and forth.
I can run diagonal bracing from the bottom of the posts up to the inside of the ring, along the outer 20' dimension. What other approaches can I use to stiffen up the structure?
I plan to use lattice along the bottom front, fashioned in some manner to let it swing outward - in order to allow access underneath the deck for storage. So the diagonal bracing isn't the best solution for me.
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