What is the best way to attach a ledger board for a deck to a masonry exterior? Do I just drill through the brick and through the rim and bolt it?
Help. this is my first brick home deck.
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What is the best way to attach a ledger board for a deck to a masonry exterior? Do I just drill through the brick and through the rim and bolt it?
Help. this is my first brick home deck.
“if” is the middle word in life.
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Generally, you can't do that because there is somewhat of an airspace between the brick and the sheathing so you can't tighten bolts to the studs without crushing.
The brick will have to be removed so that the ledger can be secured directly to framing.
The nailbenders here will tell you more, no doubt.
Edited 1/19/2007 3:58 pm by Brickie
I thought so. Removing the brick might be best. But that opens the question, if I break the bearing load of the wall of brick can the deck carry that load?I found this link and was wondering if it is correct?http://www.decks.com/article27.aspxThanks
I've never done a brick ledger like that but when I hang a ledger on the foundation I use either of two methods. Epoxy some anchors into the masonary or drill all the way through and throughbolt it using some 2x8 on the interiorof the wall to avoid point loads on the masonary. Don't forget to use hardware rated for the PT.
BILL
Much easier/safer to just put a few posts a foot or two from the existing wall and run a beam below the joists- then you don't have to worry about drilling, epoxying, crushing, load bearing, flashing, or any of the other stuff in the previous few posts.
Bob
A free standing deck then. That sounds much better, but I just want the door to line up 10 years from now, and a free standing might shift?
If you don't have a basement , and your footing isn't to deep set the posts closest to the house right on the footing. Maybe even anchor them to it .
Shouldn't shift if it's braced properly and the footings are done correctly.
Bob
I faced a similar problem this summer - didn't want to have to attach a ledger board to the house, so chose to just make the deck free-standing. the most important piece of advice that i got from this forum was to make sure to put the posts far enough away from the house that they would not be sitting on un-settled fill material that was put in place when the foundation was built. i believe the recommendation i got was to go at least 3' out. a lot depends on how old your house is, and how much settlement there has been since the foundation was built.
thanks to all, for some thoughts and direction. I'll let you know what I did on Monday.
I've been attaching to masonry veneers for years with 5/8in. galv. lags & shields. Never had a failure. Careful layout is the key, as you will find the brick to be considerably harder that the joints and depending on your hammer drill you could end up with a bunch of burned up bits.
I like to space the ledger off the wall with a pair of SS fender washers on each fastener for drainage.