Attaching Ledger Board To Metal Siding

These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.

Attaching ledger board to metal siding.

Set a water level on mark done for the ledger board then make another at a point longer than the length of the ledger. 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. Metal or plastic cap flashing covers the top of the ledger with a drop leg of 1 2 in. Covered by the wrb and siding.

Mark the ledger length. The ledger board is a horizontal framing member usually two by 10 or two by 12 lumber that supports one side of a deck and attaches flat to the wall of a house after removing a section of siding. To ensure proper strength a ledger board should be made. Do both sides like this then snap a chalk line in the middle but add 1 inches to the length of the ledger.

Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck. In order to install the ledger board you usually need to remove the house s siding. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. The ledger board attachment for this home was challenging because it was done after the house was constructed.

Ledger boards which lend strength and support to a deck by connecting it to a house must be installed on a virtually flat surface. Then cut away the siding. The following steps will explain an easy method of removing the lap siding and attaching a ledger board. Fastening to masonry walls.

Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge. Step 1 determine the size of the ledger board.

So you will learn how the siding was removed and two layers of metal waterproof flashing were installed around the board. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.