Avoid cutting the house wrap beneath.
Ledger board over vinyl siding.
Measure the length and width of your deck to attach the ledger correctly.
Cut a length of metal z flashing.
By code but in.
Conventional spacing systems are limited to in.
Then tack the ledger into place with 16d nails.
How to attach a ledger board to a vinyl sided house 1.
Overlap flashing by 3 inches and cut it for the doorway.
Attach a deck works great for mounting a ledger over existing siding.
You can then trim the pieces to be reinstalled with a j channel after the deck is completed for a clean finished look.
Install undersill trim along the edge of the vinyl over the flashing at the top and bottom.
Although i could see it against concrete walls.
Locate the rim joist and mark an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board using a tape.
Cut siding and flash.
Logic tells me it s better lagged tight with proper flashing.
Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger board location.
After cutting the siding with a circular saw install the flashing.
Cut away the marked area of siding with tin snips.
Never install a ledger board over the top of siding no matter what you hear this can weaken the connection.
Carefully cut away the siding with a utility knife braced along the edge of the carpenter s square to avoid slicing through the house wrap.
It created a huge headache for that application.
You just drill 2 1 2 in.
Slide the flashing underneath the siding 1 inch.
Holes through the siding to the face of the sheathing apply the attach a deck fasteners and mount the ledger to the house.
Isn t deep enough to accommodate siding thickness.
There are various ways to attach the ledger but our example is quite typical for vinyl clapboard style siding and is waterproof for peace of mind.
First ensure your circular saw is equal to the thickness of the deck then cut the ledger outline.
Detecting and correcting deck ledger problems around vinyl siding.
Detecting and correcting deck ledger problems around vinyl siding.
Ledger spacers just bind up vinyl siding.
Nail j channel along both sides of the cutout.
Step 2 cut away the vinyl siding.
Next slide drip flashing behind the vinyl so the lip fits over the top of the ledger as shown at right.
Step 3 add 2 x 8 planks between joists.
