Flashing For Deck To House Connection
Follow these tips when installing flashing on your deck.
Flashing for deck to house connection. Also see deck collapse case study collapse of a new code approved deck and see deck flashing leaks rot case study for an example of an older deck with rot and collapse due to improper construction and missing building flashing. The deck flashing needs to overlap the deck ledger board much like shingles overlap. The deck ledger to the house is an unusual connection in home building. One of the most important aspects of deck contsruction is the proper installation.
How to connect a deck ledger flashing to a house. Then with back flashing. Without it the deck and the ledger it s attached to will quickly rot. Ideally the house s sheathing should be triple protected from moisture with building paper or roofing felt stapled to the sheathing.
Subscribe to our youtube channel. A ledger relies on the fasteners and strength of the wood ledger board and rim board of the house to carry the deck live and dead loads. The flashing configuration shown in this article is quite common. This article explains critical deck flashing details for decks in order to avoid rot and leaks at the deck ledger board and at the building to which a deck is attached and we provide deck or balcony design and construction details for waterproofing at door jambs and sills.
Installing a deck flashing properly is critical to keep water from getting behind the ledger board. Properly flashing a deck ledger seems to be a lost skill with most weekend warriors let s discuss how to properly secure the deck ledger and install the flashing. Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck. With proper flashing a wood deck will last many years.
And then the z flashing which also protects the ledger itself. Flashing details for decks porches. Detailed photos in this article show the difference. Also see critical deck flashing details for the ledger board found at deck flashing at building.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim. Lately i ve been seeing problematic deck ledger flashing details so i d like to share with you my perspective on how to properly flash and secure your deck to the house. Most house framing relies on building elements floors walls roofs being stacked one atop another.