How To Build A Deck
Just a short post with a few deck building tips.
Before you attach the ledger board to your house determine if there is a band/rim joist to attach to .
If your basement is unfinished or you have a crawl space you will be able to see if the house was built with 2x lumber for floor joists. If so, life is good, you have a solid band to attach your ledger board to.
If your house was built after 1970 the floor joists may be prefabricated lumber I beams or engineered floor trusses.
If this is the case there are a couple of options depending on your local building codes.
If your house has I beams you may be able to lag screw into the 2×2 framing of the I beam if your local codes allow this.
This is allowed by my city code.
With engineered floor trussing (these are usually built of 2×4 lumber and secured with nail plates) find the diagonal webbing to attach the ledger board to, or if your deck is at the but end of the trussing you can lag into the the 2×4 end of the truss.
If your building codes don’t allow this you will need to reenforce the floor trussing with 2x lumber to attach the ledger to.
This may involve taking down a section of ceiling to gain access to the floor trussing if the basement is finished.
As always talk to your building inspector to see what is required, most inspectors are there to help.
Enjoy the experience,
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