Slip the flashing under the siding so it will cover the ledger board.
Attach an awning ledger board to a wood siding house.
Then use zinc lag screws to secure the ledger board to the house.
Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height.
Re check for level and then drill lag screw or bolt pilot holes through the ledger and into the house s framing.
Most house framing relies on building elements floors walls roofs being stacked one atop another.
It is one of the most common ways of connecting the ledger to the band board.
Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger.
The gap between each s should be at least 1 inches.
Then cut away the siding.
Get 4 inches of the flashing under the bottom of the siding.
Fasten the ledger board with 1 2 inch bolts and washers.
Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
This is a side view of the perspective diagram above.
Use a chalk to join each s.
Mark the studs between the two e with a pencil as s for the sidings.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
Drill 1 2 inch holes through the ledger board into the planks between joists.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Step 5 attach ledger board.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Attach the ledger with 1 2 inch diameter lag screws or bolts every 16 inches or as specified by local building codes.
In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.
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.
Locate all the studs on the exterior wall in the area where the awning will be affixed.
Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails.
Once the ledger board is tightly fastened into place use a caulk gun to caulk all the seams between the ledger and the house with weatherproof caulk.