Can you attach ledger board to fascia?
If you own a two-story home, you can tie the ledger into a band joist. Find the band joist by measuring down from the 2nd story window. When you attach the ledger boards to the fascia, they should be held securely with bolts through the wall, or you can use lag screws.
How do you attach a ledger board to a house for a pergola?
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Quote from Youtube video: And you'll put four screws through the hanger into the rafter itself once those screws are all done take your skirt. You can slide it back and cover up all the fasteners on the hanger.
How do you install a ledger board for a patio cover?
Attach the ledger with 1/2-inch-diameter lag screws or bolts every 16 inches (or as specified by local building codes). Slip stainless-steel washers between the ledger and the siding to allow water to flow behind the ledger. If you can’t get behind the joist to cinch down nuts, use lag screws.
How do you attach pergola to metal fascia?
Re: How to attach small pergola to metal fascia
Take some tiles off your roof where your trusses are, attach an additional 90×45 piece up the truss and attach this bracket with M10 bolts. If you use a drill with a 6mm bit you can drill the holes in the fascia for the bracket to then come through.
How long should ledger bolts be?
Your bolts or screws should be long enough to extend at least ½” past the board you are attaching to. They are usually installed in a zig-zag pattern.
How do you attach a ledger board?
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Quote from Youtube video: To install it first mark where the top of your ledger board will sit against the house. Then remove the siding in this area.
How many lag bolts do you put in a ledger board?
Approved Fasteners
The International Residential Code lists two fasteners for directly attaching ledgers to a house: 1/2-inch-diameter hot-dip-galvanized hex-head machine bolts and 1/2-inch-diameter hot-dip-galvanized lag screws.
How do I secure my patio pergola?
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Quote from Youtube video: With a ledger in place we move on to installing two posts that will support the other end of the structure. The bottoms of these posts will be held in place by these post brackets.
How do I attach metal to fascia?
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Quote from Youtube video: The tab should fold over towards the gable side of your roof. Fasten the lower section of fascia wrap with screws 12 inches on center overlaps a fascia trim should be a minimum of six inches.
How do you screw into metal fascia?
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Quote from Youtube video: So you see that border just got an old board and included I push it as hard up as I can and just used construction adhesive or liquid nails. And I've glued it onto the fascia plate here.
How do you install metal fascia brackets?
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Quote from Youtube video: Make sure the top of the fascia bracket is between 2 and 5 millimeters below the height of the bottom batten once this is in place screw. Off move to the other end of the run and repeat this process.
How much weight can a ledger board hold?
The ledger is 10′ long so every foot of ledger must be designed to carry at least 200 lbs of load.
How thick should a ledger board be?
The decking is 1-inch thick, so the top of the ledger is 1 1/8 inch below the bottom of the sill.
Can you use Tapcons for ledger board?
Titen HD anchors (Tapcons on steroids as some call them) even in galvanized finish are not to be used in exterior application. Never to be used to attach Ledger Boards.
Does ledger board need to be continuous?
The ledger board doesn’t have to be one continuous board. It can be a series of broken sections if it is solidly attached. This will require extra bolts and installing a 2x nailer across the top of the vent to secure the decking along the house wall.
What size anchors for deck ledger board?
A 2X8 ledger is fastened to the concrete foundation wall using ½”X4” sleeve anchors, or other concrete anchors. Anchors should be installed at staggered heights in between joists.
How do you attach a hollow block to a ledger board?
When attaching a ledger to hollow masonry block, use adhesive anchors, such as the Epcon A7 from ITW Red Head (800/348-3231, www.itw-redhead.com) or the Hilti HIT HY 20 system (866/445-8827, www.us.hilti.com).
How do you lag bolt a ledger board?
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Quote from Youtube video: We can move that screw over three inches to the left or the right. So that that protruding. Head is not going to interfere with our framing of the hanger.
Can I attach ledger board to block foundation?
Yes, there are products available for anchoring a ledger board to hollow concrete block foundations (concrete masonry unit, CMU). There are a handful of manufacturers that produce epoxy and other adhesive anchors that are tested for use in hollow CMU.
