deck anchoring
So I was looking over some 2nd level decks on some neighbors houses and thought it would be a good idea for our house to have a deck off the 2nd floor. Ive done a deck before but it was a low level kinda free standing deck. It wasnt secured to the house in anyway, just kinda wedged between the house and detached garage. It had proper footings and such. My question is how you would attach it to the house?
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How about some tips on hiding
How about some tips on hiding those screws and nails?
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You use a large board
You use a large board (called a ledger) screwed to the exterior of the house. I usually use large lag screws or even carriage bolts, though I have seen regular 16d nails. Off of this you will attach your joist hangers which will hold your joists. You'll also have to have posts to hold the other end up. Getting that trued up and square will be your biggest challenge. Hopefully you can have a scaffold to work with.
If you decide to go with it, let me know and I'll give you step-by-step instructions.
So the screws or nails just
So the screws or nails just go through the siding and grab whatevers behind it? I wouldnt have to find studs to screw or nail into?
Sorry for the delay chief, I
Sorry for the delay chief, I got side tracked before I could reply and then forgot about it. If your house is conventional wood framing, you should have something solid to screw/nail to. Depending on your siding, you may want to cut/remove the siding and install the ledger board directly onto the sheathing. When you do that, you'll likely be able to see nailing patteerns and be able to decern where something solid (like studs or joists or a box sill is). Now, I hit everything solid I can.
If you have brick siding, that's a different story.
Also, when you tear off the siding, take into account the ledger, AND the decking that goes on top of it. You want to remove enough siding (in a nice neat straight line) so that the decking will slide easily under it. You may also have to do some creative triming (like if it's vinyl you'll have to install some J channel).
Let me know if you need anything else with this