They are fastened horizontally to the house just below a doorway threshold.
Attaching deck stairs to ledger.
That way water and snow melt won t be able to accumulate and seep under doorsills to ruin interior floors and storm doors will swing past ice snow.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
Attaching stairs to a deck.
The top of the ledger board should be lower than the desired top of the finished deck by one decking board s thickness plus the thickness of the flashing usually 1 8 inch.
Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger.
You should reinforce the rim behind the stairs to provide a solid base for attachment.
Ledger board attachment to a solid concrete foundation wall.
Gap between the bottom of any doors and the top of the deck boards.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
The other half is flashing the ledger to prevent water from getting behind it which would lead to decay of the wall sheathing rim joist and wall plate or mudsill.
Carefully determine the height for the ledger which will also be the height for all the joist framing.
Learn how to build deck stairs.
Step by step instructions on how to install a deck ledger board to a concrete house foundation wall using expansion anchors.
A wider board such as a 2 by 6 or 2.
To properly attach a deck ledger follow these guidelines.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
The final stage in building your deck is likely going to be when you connect the stairs to the deck.
Drop the level of the new ledger enough to allow at least a 2 in.