Flashing A Deck Ledger Board On Vinyl Siding

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Flashing a deck ledger board on vinyl siding.

How to flash a deck ledger board if you cut out your siding to install a ledger board careful steps must be taken to ensure that moisture cannot reach your house. Window and door cap 1 25 in x 120 in x 1 56 in aluminum z flashing. 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. How to use flashing between vinyl siding and a wood deck.

Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck. I would remove the old siding that was behind the existing ledger to about an inch above the deck surface. Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger.

Infiltrating rainwater can travel downward sideways and even upward so special flashings must be used. My instinct is to replace the deck and eliminate the ledger altogether add posts near the wall and leave a big gap between the end board and new flashing tucked under the siding. Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.

The deck ledger to the house is an unusual connection in home building. Item 3807 model 5504900120.