Wall leg covered by the wrb and siding.
Deck ledger attached to siding.
Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.
First ensure your circular saw is equal to the thickness of the deck then cut the ledger outline.
Snap a chalk line cut out the siding and tack up the ledger board.
Carefully cut away the siding with a utility knife braced along the edge of the carpenter s square to avoid slicing through the house wrap.
Thick and some siding types require there be a 2 in.
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Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger.
Anchor deck joists to the ledger with joist hangers filling each hole with galvanized joist hanger nails rated for pressure treated wood.
Overlap flashing by 3 inches and cut it for the doorway.
Step 3 add 2 x 8 planks between joists.
For the deck frame including the ledger board rim joists and posts make sure you use pressure treated wood which is designed to withstand rot.
Deck ledger board installing a deck ledger board around vents pipes and spigots.
Cut siding and flash.
Use a nail as a temporary place holder to check the ledger to see if it s leveled.
This leaves only 4 in.
Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger.
The decking is usually 1 in.
How do you install a deck ledger board around vents pipes and spigots.
Of the 7 in.
Slide the flashing underneath the siding 1 inch.
In order to install the ledger board you usually need to remove the house s siding.
The proper use of waterproofing flashing is also integral to the structural soundness of an attached deck.
Step 2 cut away the vinyl siding.
Never install a ledger board over the top of siding no matter what you hear this can weaken the connection.
Gap between the end of the ledger and the ends of siding and fill it with high quality exterior caulk to keep water from leaking behind the ends of the ledger.
Air space between the decking surface and bottom of the siding course.
