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Roof ledger board installation.
This board will support the rafters.
Using a block of wood as a ruler mark the ends for cutting.
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The deck boards have been depicted with a gap between the first board and the house only to emphasize flashing overlapping the ledger.
After the ledger is installed a second strip of membrane tape is applied over the top of the ledger and about 1 2 in.
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Use a speed square to mark and cut your rafter angle to the roof pitch.
You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
Put down ledger board s face.
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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.
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.
On site the first board would be positioned within 1 2 from the wall flashing.
Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.
Then force the rafter s tip snugly against the house wall.
Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
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.
The wall leg is at least 7 in.
Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
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Add the aluminum flashing tuck the aluminum flashing underneath the bending and siding over the ledger.