Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
How to attach roof ledger board.
Place the rafters on 24 centers attach them to the settle joists and beams toward the center.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Attach the rafters to the house with joist hangers which supported by ledger boards.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
The rafter pitch angle.
Attach the rafters to the ledger boards and settle joists.
Make sure to check the vertical beam to ensure that the end rafters are placed securely.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Make the outline large enough to allow space for the.
In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.
Attach 2x6 rafters to the house with joist hangers and or supported by the ledger board.
Use a speed square to mark and cut your rafter angle to the roof pitch.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
Locate the rim joist and mark an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board using a tape measure pencil and chalk line.
Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.
Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
Rafters are placed on 24 centers and attached to the beams and settle joists are attached as needed image 1.
This board will support the rafters.
It is one of the most common ways of connecting the ledger to the band board.