Bolt with spacer option over the siding unless it s t 1 11.
Roof ledger bolting.
At the end of glenn mathewson s handling lateral loads january february 2012 he proposes connecting a 2x12 ledger one step down from a door threshold something many of us in snow country regularly do.
California redwood association patio roof connects to a ledger that firmly attaches to house framing.
The light colored area shows where the first bolt can be placed.
No farther than 5 inches from the end of every ledger piece but no closer than 2 inches.
At first glance it seems impossible to bolt because the minimum distance seems lower than the maximum distance.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
Reader questions bolting ledgers to studs.
Down from top and up from bottom of ledger and staggered up down.
To step down bring the lower bolt to its lower limit and attach.
Bolts and screws must be located 2 in.
Failure of the ledger can be caused by too few or undersized fasteners or by decay in the ledger or band joist.
But are they a one to one replacement for lag screws following the number and placement of fasteners specified in the code.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
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.
For installing a deck ledger structural screws such as ledgerloks which don t require pre drilling are so much easier to use than the lag screws and through bolts referenced in the irc.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Make sure the bolts are compatible with pressure treated wood.
This connection is critical since a failure here can cause a deck to collapse.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
To solve this the upper bolt needs to be lowered.
It is very important that you use the correct size and type of fasteners to install your ledger board.
Max gap between ledger and wall sheathing is in so no you can t use the in.
Bolting a 2x12 ledger to a 2x12 rim joist according to code is a surprising exercize.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Plus you need to double fasteners at ledger butts and ends.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Your deck will depend on the load carrying capacity of these screws or bolts to support hundreds of pounds and prevent the deck from ripping away from the house.