Attaching Deck To Hardboard Siding

The chalk line should be about 1 inch below the door that will open onto the finished deck.

Attaching deck to hardboard siding.

Air space between the decking surface and bottom of the siding course. Snap a chalk line cut out the siding and tack up the ledger board. Holes through the siding to the face of the sheathing apply the attach a deck fasteners and mount the ledger to the house. Make sure you have enough room to install flashing above the ledger board and allow for at least a space above the decking preventing water from wicking upwards into wood siding.

Attach a deck works great for mounting a ledger over existing siding. Wrb and siding to overlap the top. Set the blade depth so you won t cut into the house sheathing below the siding. Conventional spacing systems are limited to in.

Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger. Tap the posts into place with a sledgehammer. Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. I am a little worried about attaching the ledger board.

Wall leg covered by the wrb and. Next snap a chalk line across the siding the same length of the board. Oh well i guess i ll mention it because if the deck builders just bolted through the siding then the flashing may not be adequate or even there. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

12 05 2007 01 00 pm 6 billy stephens. Thick and some siding types require there be a 2 in. Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger. This leaves only 4 in.

Of the 7 in. I have a new construction home about a year old and the siding is of the hardiplank variety. Drill a inch diameter screw shank clearance hole through the ledger board but not into the sill plate. Using a 4 foot level check to make sure the line is straight.

If necessary raise the deck to its original height by temporarily installing 2x6 support posts beneath the deck. Measure the exact width and length of the ledger board with a tape measure. I am about to build my first deck. Im assuming i need to remove it just as i would vinyl or wood siding in order to provide a flat surface for the ledger board.

Isn t deep enough to accommodate siding thickness. By code but in.