This board will support the rafters.
Roof ledger board installation.
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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.
Add the aluminum flashing tuck the aluminum flashing underneath the bending and siding over the ledger.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.
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Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
Put down ledger board s face.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
After the ledger is installed a second strip of membrane tape is applied over the top of the ledger and about 1 2 in.
The rafter pitch angle.
This may seem excessively tall but is needed in order for the water resistive barrier wrb and siding to overlap the top.
Use a speed square to mark and cut your rafter angle to the roof pitch.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
To cut sloping rafters for a house attached patio roof lay a rafter board so it rests on its edge on both the ledger and the beam parallel to the ledger.
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The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
Using a block of wood as a ruler mark the ends for cutting.
On site the first board would be positioned within 1 2 from the wall flashing.
The deck boards have been depicted with a gap between the first board and the house only to emphasize flashing overlapping the ledger.
Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
The wall leg is at least 7 in.
Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
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