I have a second floor deck and it was built pretty wrong all around. So I'm fixing all the problems thanks to your videos. The ledger board was attached to the housed via 2x4 blocks! (with nails) I guess to create a small gap between the house and deck so no flashing was needed. I have my work cut out for me. A bunch of other things done halfass.
Great video and gave me some ideas! The house I am working has the old deck joists going through the brick vernier, sistered 6ft into the house joists. The owner cut them flush with the bricks. My idea is to attach the ledger board on each end of the joists and add a DTT2Z every 4ft. I am not sure if it is enough. What is your opinion about it?
I've never seen the joists sticking out (since they wouldn't be treated lumber) as shown in your video. Most of the time you have to know where the joists are by looking at the rim board or no joists present behind the rim board because the joists run parallel to where the deck is being installed.
They can be installed between floors, as long as you're sure to remove the siding, and make sure your ledger fasteners go directly into wall studs. There are approved fastener patterns for just about every ledger board scenario.
This has nothing to do with this video. When you make your 45 degree corners on your deck trim pieces on top of the deck are you gluing them together ?
I have a second floor deck and it was built pretty wrong all around. So I'm fixing all the problems thanks to your videos. The ledger board was attached to the housed via 2x4 blocks! (with nails) I guess to create a small gap between the house and deck so no flashing was needed. I have my work cut out for me. A bunch of other things done halfass.
Dude, you're solid. I always finish your vids.
Great video and gave me some ideas! The house I am working has the old deck joists going through the brick vernier, sistered 6ft into the house joists. The owner cut them flush with the bricks. My idea is to attach the ledger board on each end of the joists and add a DTT2Z every 4ft. I am not sure if it is enough. What is your opinion about it?
I've never seen the joists sticking out (since they wouldn't be treated lumber) as shown in your video.
Most of the time you have to know where the joists are by looking at the rim board or no joists present behind the rim board because the joists run parallel to where the deck is being installed.
Cantilever, for 2' inside, 1' out...
Great work! Quality control counts.
What type of bracketry did you end up using for lateral support? Can't find it in any of your later videos
So the ledger can only be attached to the floors of gnd or 1st floor not just anywhere ?
They can be installed between floors, as long as you're sure to remove the siding, and make sure your ledger fasteners go directly into wall studs. There are approved fastener patterns for just about every ledger board scenario.
My current deck ledger board is attached to the house's floor joists, but they are sticking out from the house. Is that okay?
Disregard, saw your subsequent video on how to install with that DTT2Z
Attack. Funny.
This has nothing to do with this video. When you make your 45 degree corners on your deck trim pieces on top of the deck are you gluing them together ?
Hell no! Decking expands and contracts. That wouldn’t make sense
Attach a deck, not attack a deck. Might help your search matrices from the video title
Metrics not matrices. Might help convey your message 😀
I’m a professional deck builder yay smh Iv seen many bonehead practices from this guy