In the situation of building a timber deck, I would like to know how the span length changes when you have a 'double bearer (two lengths laminated tog ...

My only thought with the half stirrup is the weight of the bearer and thus the deck would be offset as the load would not be directly above the steel ...

In regards to low level deck construction, I'm choosing to use 190 x 45 for bearers and stirrups in concrete. I'm not using posts, the bearers are d ...