Down from top and up from bottom of ledger and staggered up down.
Roof ledger bolting.
Max gap between ledger and wall sheathing is in so no you can t use the in.
This connection is critical since a failure here can cause a deck to collapse.
Reader questions bolting ledgers to studs.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Plus you need to double fasteners at ledger butts and ends.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
But are they a one to one replacement for lag screws following the number and placement of fasteners specified in the code.
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.
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.
Bolting a 2x12 ledger to a 2x12 rim joist according to code is a surprising exercize.
California redwood association patio roof connects to a ledger that firmly attaches to house framing.
It is very important that you use the correct size and type of fasteners to install your ledger board.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Failure of the ledger can be caused by too few or undersized fasteners or by decay in the ledger or band joist.
Make sure the bolts are compatible with pressure treated wood.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
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.
To step down bring the lower bolt to its lower limit and attach.
Bolts and screws must be located 2 in.
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.
To solve this the upper bolt needs to be lowered.
No farther than 5 inches from the end of every ledger piece but no closer than 2 inches.
Bolt with spacer option over the siding unless it s t 1 11.
Most residential decks are supported on one side by a ledger that is bolted or lagged to the home s band joist.
Ledger bolting limitations bolts are not allowed to penetrate the ledger in the regions shown in yellow except as shown at the upper bolt where half the bolt can be in the no bolt region.
At first glance it seems impossible to bolt because the minimum distance seems lower than the maximum distance.
