If you re just trying to buy a few years until a new deck can be built some tubes of high quality silicone caulk and whatever other tricks it takes to divert water to the face of the ledger can buy you some time.
Deck ledger installed over siding.
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Mark the ledger length.
Set a water level on mark done for the ledger board then make another at a point longer than.
How to attach ledger board on siding mark the top of the ledger.
Make a mark where the top of the deck should be the mark should be 1 3 inches below that.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
It must be fastened directly to the rim joist or stud or through sheathing into an appropriate framing member.
Snap a chalk line cut out the siding and tack up the ledger board.
Never install a ledger board over the top of siding no matter what you hear this can weaken the connection.
Loosen the siding left above the ledger so that you can slip flashing under the paper under the siding.
Though it will take some dismantling and perhaps a replacement deck board or stick of siding following the recommended practices for installed ledger flashing based on your exterior cladding is the best approach.
Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.
Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger.
The attach a deck is a simple deck ledger mounting system that stands the ledger off the wall eliminating the need for flashing that s the big benefit but there are other features i like.
This may seem excessively tall but is needed in order for the water resistive barrier wrb and siding to overlap the top.
You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Attach a deck can be used to mount ledgers on new homes and retrofit decks over siding on existing homes the system is tested by an engineering service the installation is simple and fast lag screws can be used something the 2009 prescriptive ledger mounting table only permits for bolted ledgers.
After the ledger is installed a second strip of membrane tape is applied over the top of the ledger and about 1 2 in.
Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location.
Ledger may not be installed over siding or stucco.
Cut back the siding above the ledger in two places right at the top of the ledger and 1 above the level of the board that goes over the ledger.
The wall leg is at least 7 in.
