Because the thought of leaks disrupts my sleep, I use backups when detailing a ledger. Sloping the deck, caulking the vulnerable joints, and flashing properly should prevent water from getting in at the ledger board. Felt paper above the ledger directs any water that has made its way behind the siding to the 2×2 flashing and out.

The deck ledger to the house is an unusual connection in home building. Most house framing relies on building elements (floors, walls, roofs) being stacked one atop another. A ledger relies on the fasteners and strength of the wood ledger board and rim board of the house to carry the deck live and dead loads.

2023年1月9日 · Position the ledger. After the flashing tape is adhered to the wall in back of the ledger position, re-snap a chalkline for the top of the ledger. Attach the ledger. With the ledger sitting on a couple of screws to hold it in position temporarily, drive the fasteners to attach it to the wall as required. Peel and stick.

Page 32 – the hole drilled through the ledger board is not a ‘pilot hole’; the correct term is ‘clearance hole’. Page 33 – The on center spacing and prices listed for the screws listed have changed and several other screw brands/models now have prescriptive spacing tables for deck ledger installation.

2006年5月17日 · the long and short of it is a 2x10 over a 2x6 ledger is a 2x6 ledger. nothing gained. I have no problem with using that 2x6 with 2x8 joist hangers for the ledger if you plan to add an additional set of footers and another carrying beam

2010年12月10日 · No ledger board should be installed with siding between it and the rim joist of the house. “In my opinion,” he says, “a ledger board needs to be attached to the rim with lags or thru bolts. A pair 3 X 3 X 3/16 galvinized bearing plates make great spacers. The ledger should be protected by a flashing, with the siding overlapping the ...

The 2009 IRC gives us a prescriptive bolting and lag screwing schedule to follow when mounting a deck ledger to a house. Table R502.2.2.1 has three options: ½ in. bolt, ½ in. lag screw and ½ in. bolt with the ledger spaced off the wall sheathing by …

The floor system is comprised of Weyerhaeuser’s TJI joists, Microllam LVLs for ledgers, Timberstrand LSL Rim Board, and Huber’s Advantech flooring. Microllams are used where joist hangers are needed to support the TJIs and the LSL rim board is used along the parallel walls.

Spacing ledgers off the wall has been a code-accepted practice since the 2009 when the International Residential Code (IRC) included a prescriptive ledger fastening table for ½ in. lag screws and machine bolts. The table includes ½ in. bolt spacing when the ledger is spaced away from the wall sheathing using stacks of washers.

2009年5月24日 · It then is bent to go out above the ledger. But to be done right, you really need to do two of these. Both start behind the rainscreen, above the ledger. One bends out below the ledger, the other above it. In addition, each is bent down to direct water onto the exterior surface of the stucco (or ledger) below it.