Attach An Awning Ledger Board To A Wood Siding House

Drill 1 2 inch holes through the ledger board into the planks between joists.

Attach an awning ledger board to a wood siding house.

Step 5 attach ledger board. Attach the ledger with 1 2 inch diameter lag screws or bolts every 16 inches or as specified by local building codes. Use a chalk to join each s. Mark the studs between the two e with a pencil as s for the sidings.

Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board. Get 4 inches of the flashing under the bottom of the siding. Locate a position for a header or ledger board. Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.

Then use zinc lag screws to secure the ledger board to the house. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. The gap between each s should be at least 1 inches. In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.

Fasten the ledger board with 1 2 inch bolts and washers. Re check for level and then drill lag screw or bolt pilot holes through the ledger and into the house s framing. Locate all the studs on the exterior wall in the area where the awning will be affixed. Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.

Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height. The screws should penetrate the ledger the sheathing the house and go into a framing beam such as a floor joist or a wall stud. Slip the flashing under the siding so it will cover the ledger board. 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.

Secure flashing with galvanized nails. Nail undersill trim j channel will also work over the bottom cut using 11 gauge aluminum nails. This is a side view of the perspective diagram above. Most house framing relies on building elements floors walls roofs being stacked one atop another.

Once the ledger board is tightly fastened into place use a caulk gun to caulk all the seams between the ledger and the house with weatherproof caulk. The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board. Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.