Hi, I have planned to build a deck according to the picture, the beams will be 4m long between the attachment points, is dimension 45x220 sufficient??

Sketch of a planned deck project showing beams and support posts, with measurements and a person for scale, next to a house exterior wall.
 
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You must have a bärlina in the middle. Will sway otherwise.
 
Be afraid of it, having a hard time digging plinths right there :(
 
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Was afraid of that, having a hard time digging pillars right there :(
Why? Can't you lay stone slabs?
 
You should also add two concrete slabs along the load-bearing beam. Aim to not have more than 2 meters between slabs in any direction.
 
I have the well in the middle under the patio, perhaps it is possible to place posts on each side of it but I had hoped to avoid that with a larger dimension (45x220). I saw in a table that it should handle 4 meters. Could glulam beams be an alternative??
 
Regarding footings and extra support beams, you have already received correct advice; there are no shortcuts.
On the short side, I think you should lay the decking in the same direction as on the long side.
It looks very high, are you aware of what requires a building permit in your municipality?
Plan for the frame and posts already now.
 
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If you go down to s400 and quality C24 for the floor joists, it is largely dimensioned according to the standard. However, I cannot promise that it won't sway a bit in the middle as stated above. I don't really know if you can buy pressure treated timber in C24 either, but the lumberyard surely knows.
 
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Thanks for all the tips, I'll have to go out and measure a bit to see how I can solve this, with the eaves the ends on the short side aren't visible either.. but with 2 meters between the joist hangers, I can go down to 45 x 170, right? :)
 
I get up about 1.8m because I hit the fontanelle in the old inadequate one today, the limit for building permits is 60 cm.
 
Why joist hangers? Easier to lay the floor joists on top of the beam
 
Nimajneb wants to set the main beam against the basement wall, under the panel but not so low that I can't open the door. I can have the main beam in the middle lower, but I'm a bit vain too :)
 
Here's how it looks now, with a beam in the middle and a maximum of 2m between the footings there are 12 of them, it's going to be some work to dig down to frost-free depth, but I don't want to take any shortcuts. I'm demolishing an old deck that the previous owner built poorly.

I've drawn 45x145 for the floor joists which span a maximum of 2m to the beams in 45x170. The middle beam is underneath so I can lay whole 4m floor joists, thanks for the tip on that! Feedback, anything else to consider?

Illustration of deck construction showing support beams and joists setup with dimensions, next to a house.
 
Moment capture at the nodes.
 
I think it looks much better now.

What is in the ground you will dig for the plinths? If it isn't rocky, I recommend you buy a manual earth auger, costs around 200:- and is available at jula, cheapy etc. Speeds up the digging for the plinths considerably.
 
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