Then cut away the siding.
Do you attach a ledger board on top of siding.
Step 5 attach ledger board.
Slip the flashing under the siding so it will cover the ledger board.
In order to install the ledger board you usually need to remove the house s siding.
If you are attaching your deck to a ledger board then you must know how to do it properly.
Ledger boards which lend strength and support to a deck by connecting it to a house must be installed on a virtually flat surface.
Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.
On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below.
Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location.
If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate.
Then the deck can be set as much as 7 3 4 below the top of the door sill.
Or lap board siding and then precisely locate the band board accurately to avoid damaging the wrong part of the siding.
That usually is done with a header or ledger board secured to the house.
Get 4 inches of the flashing under the bottom of the siding.
A common element in adding porch roofs is fastening one end to the house either to a wall or to a roof.
Never install a ledger board over the top of siding no matter what you hear this can weaken the connection.
Drill 1 2 inch holes through the ledger board into the planks between joists.
It only weighs 100 pounds it is a ledger board a front plate and eight 2x4 rafters sitting on two 4x4 posts.
The complexity of the job will vary with the size of roof from a simple entryway covering to one over a large screened in area.
Secure flashing with galvanized nails.
The manner in which lap siding covers the side of a house makes it impossible to connect a ledger board to.
Fasten the ledger board with 1 2 inch bolts and washers.
Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.
