Attach Deck To House Siding

Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.

Attach deck to house siding.

This may seem excessively tall but is needed in order for the water resistive barrier wrb and siding to overlap the top. 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. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. The decking is usually 1 in.

Isn t deep enough to accommodate siding thickness. Materials required acrylic caulk drip cap galvanized flashing galvanized joist hangers galvanized lag screws galvanized nails and screws pressure treated wood z flashing. The first is a small hook for unhooking a piece of siding from the piece below. Install the ledger between the rim joists and fasten it to the house with 3 inch decking screws.

Set the blade depth so you won t cut into the house sheathing below the siding. If necessary create spacers by attaching pieces of decking to the top side of the frame that goes against the house. Attach a deck works great for mounting a ledger over existing siding. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.

Conventional spacing systems are limited to in. By code but in. You ll absolutely need to cut back the siding and attach directly to the home. Holes through the siding to the face of the sheathing apply the attach a deck fasteners and mount the ledger to the house.

Use this to remove all the pieces that are currently where you want to install the plate. These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim. Set the ends of the rim joists against the house and screw the l brackets into the sheathing. Thick and some siding types require there be a 2 in.

For the siding you need two custom tools. Air space between the decking surface and bottom of the siding course.