Attaching A Deck To Existing Vinyl Siding

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Attaching a deck to existing vinyl siding.

Most hooks are stainless steel so they won t corrode and they are easy to remove when you re done with them. Join the area between the porch roof and the vinyl siding with metal flashing. Tap the posts into place with a sledgehammer. Temporarily brace the deck against the house with 2x4 stakes and 2x6 diagonal braces.

Then coat the areas where the flashing meets the siding and where it meets the new roof with roof sealant. If you re reattaching an existing deck. How to attach a ledger board to a vinyl sided house. Start by using plunge cuts across the top and bottom of the horizontal length of the ledger board followed by the shorter vertical cuts for the ends using a cold chisel.

Isn t deep enough to accommodate siding thickness. Attach a deck works great for mounting a ledger over existing siding. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. Properly securing the ledger board is crucial to building a strong safe deck.

For your safety be careful not to saw through nails. Conventional spacing systems are limited to in. You will then have to use a claw hammer or a pry bar to remove the nails. The easiest and safest way to hang something from vinyl siding is to use a siding hook.

Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. Then cut away the siding. If necessary raise the deck to its original height by temporarily installing 2x6 support posts beneath the deck. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.

First use roofing nails to secure the flashing to both surfaces bending it in the middle if needed. By code but in. The ledger board is a horizontal framing member usually two by. Holes through the siding to the face of the sheathing apply the attach a deck fasteners and mount the ledger to the house.

Then snap a chalk line across the wall from screw to screw of the existing siding so that your reinstall will be perfectly straight.