Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Attaching roof ledger board to brick house.
A christopher deblois p e an engineer with palmer engineering in chamblee ga responds.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.
No longer is that the case thanks to the innovative bvlz brick veneer ledger connector from simpson strong tie.
Whenever there is a design alternative i generally recommend against bolting a deck ledger board to brick veneer.
Ledger board attachment to brick siding you should never attach a deck to a brick wall.
Use only treated wood intended for soil contact for all the structural members of the deck including the ledger joists beams and posts.
Select lag screws specifically rated for treated wood in lengths that will penetrate the ledger exterior sheathing and the 1 1 2 in.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
A house attached patio roof takes advantage of the house s structure by supporting one end of the roof on a ledger mounted horizontally to the house.
In other than very old homes exterior brick walls are only a single wythe layer of brick veneer.
Thickness of the house rim joist 4 in.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Brick veneer is not designed or allowed by building codes to support anything other than the weight of the bricks above.
How to attach a header board to a house for a porch roof.
Five ledger board techniques explained and illustrated.
Make it the full.
I prefer to provide independent support adjacent to the house usually with posts and beams.
Any one of these five ledger connection methods properly installed will give you a reliable long lasting deck that is secure.
This is a time consuming process and should be done while the house is being constructed to simplify the process and reduce costs.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
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Is usually the right length.
If the wall is of solid masonry construction the fasteners that attach a ledger board to the brick will likely have to pass entirely through the brick or be anchored securely in the brick.
