Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger.
Attaching deck stairs to ledger.
Ledger board attachment to a solid concrete foundation wall.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Laying out attaching deck stair stringers how you attach the stair stringers to the top of the deck and to any landings will be critical.
The other half is flashing the ledger to prevent water from getting behind it which would lead to decay of the wall sheathing rim joist and wall plate or mudsill.
They are fastened horizontally to the house just below a doorway threshold.
Learn how to build deck stairs.
Ledger boards support the top step of a run of stairs a landing or part of a deck.
The final stage in building your deck is likely going to be when you connect the stairs to the deck.
That way water and snow melt won t be able to accumulate and seep under doorsills to ruin interior floors and storm doors will swing past ice snow.
Attaching stairs to a deck.
Step by step instructions on how to install a deck ledger board to a concrete house foundation wall using expansion anchors.
When attaching a ledger board to a masonry.
You should reinforce the rim behind the stairs to provide a solid base for attachment.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
A wider board such as a 2 by 6 or 2.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
To properly attach a deck ledger follow these guidelines.
Gap between the bottom of any doors and the top of the deck boards.