After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
Roof ledger board installation.
Add the aluminum flashing tuck the aluminum flashing underneath the bending and siding over the ledger.
Using a block of wood as a ruler mark the ends for cutting.
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Put down ledger board s face.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
The deck boards have been depicted with a gap between the first board and the house only to emphasize flashing overlapping the ledger.
Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.
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Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
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Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
On site the first board would be positioned within 1 2 from the wall flashing.
Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
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.
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 wall leg is at least 7 in.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Use a speed square to mark and cut your rafter angle to the roof pitch.
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This board will support the rafters.
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Then force the rafter s tip snugly against the house wall.
You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.