Attaching Deck To Hardboard Siding

Attach a deck works great for mounting a ledger over existing siding.

Attaching deck to hardboard siding.

Wood or concrete siding will have to be cut away using a circular saw. You just drill 2 1 2 in. Wrb and siding to overlap the top. 12 05 2007 01 00 pm 6 billy stephens.

Set the blade depth so you won t cut into the house sheathing below the siding. Thick and some siding types require there be a 2 in. Next snap a chalk line across the siding the same length of the board. Im assuming i need to remove it just as i would vinyl or wood siding in order to provide a flat surface for the ledger board.

Wall leg covered by the wrb and. Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides. If necessary raise the deck to its original height by temporarily installing 2x6 support posts beneath the deck. Drill a inch diameter screw shank clearance hole through the ledger board but not into the sill plate.

Snap a chalk line cut out the siding and tack up the ledger board. Measure the exact width and length of the ledger board with a tape measure. The chalk line should be about 1 inch below the door that will open onto the finished deck. Holes through the siding to the face of the sheathing apply the attach a deck fasteners and mount the ledger to the house.

Tap the posts into place with a sledgehammer. Then slip flashing behind the siding covering the top edge of the ledger. Oh well i guess i ll mention it because if the deck builders just bolted through the siding then the flashing may not be adequate or even there. The decking is usually 1 in.

This leaves only 4 in. I am about to build my first deck. Conventional spacing systems are limited to in. Of the 7 in.

I am a little worried about attaching the ledger board. Isn t deep enough to accommodate siding thickness. Air space between the decking surface and bottom of the siding course. Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger.

By code but in. I have a new construction home about a year old and the siding is of the hardiplank variety.