Attach An Awning Ledger Board To A Wood Siding House

Locate a position for a header or ledger board.

Attach an awning ledger board to a wood siding house.

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. Re check for level and then drill lag screw or bolt pilot holes through the ledger and into the house s framing. Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height. Once the ledger board is tightly fastened into place use a caulk gun to caulk all the seams between the ledger and the house with weatherproof caulk.

Then use zinc lag screws to secure the ledger board to the house. Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger. The screws should penetrate the ledger the sheathing the house and go into a framing beam such as a floor joist or a wall stud. In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.

Mark the studs between the two e with a pencil as s for the sidings. Get 4 inches of the flashing under the bottom of the siding. Use a chalk to join each s. It is one of the most common ways of connecting the ledger to the band board.

The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board. This is a side view of the perspective diagram above. Step 5 attach ledger board. Drill 1 2 inch holes through the ledger board into the planks between joists.

Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. The gap between each s should be at least 1 inches. Attach the ledger with 1 2 inch diameter lag screws or bolts every 16 inches or as specified by local building codes.

Then cut away the siding. Secure flashing with galvanized nails. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.

Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design. Most house framing relies on building elements floors walls roofs being stacked one atop another. Slip the flashing under the siding so it will cover the ledger board.