With that.how does the flashing now work? the new 2x8 would not be in contact with the siding/house, but would the existing drip edge need to be extended over both boards? Still wondering if i need to extend that out is it still better to replace the entire board (if i'm using the same size board now), or if i could just laminate a 2x8 on top of the existing 2x8 now too, with a post in the cantilevered corner. The ledger does look to have the proper drip edge over it right now, not entirely sure if it was "completely" flashed how i've been researching it online though, with waterproof membrane up etc etc.you'd have to hope so.
That's 11', and the wife wants it out at 13'. Still keeping with the question though, the builder has already nailed (not bolted yet) a 2x8 ledger to the house, but it stops before the corner trim of the siding. Once we get our topsoil & rock/sod in there, i'm sure we'll be hovering around 20-22" above grade, not very high, and anything under 24" around here does not require permits. It's going to be a low deck, right now from top of ledger to rough grade we are sitting at about 25" high. 2圆 & 2x8 joist spans would be spaced at 7'6", with posts 3'3" apart. Both are acceptable within my city code and the spans will be well under the limits. With that being said i am more open to new designs now using 2圆 joists (w/ 2x8 beams), or 2x8 joists. background i completely understand the need to build it right and beefier than "allowable" to only have to do it once and leave it for 15-20 years. Thanks for all the replies guys, and from someone with a civil eng. be sure to get all permits, insurance companies are starting to pull permits on renovations when it comes time to file a claim. we are in the process of of redoing a deck now, 10 feet off the ground with a 2 by 8 ledger that has started to pull away from the house. I know codes everywhere are different, but just looking for some feedback here!Ĭonsult your local building codes, do not skimp here, the majority of deck failures in the country are from improperly installed ledger boards, rip it off and start over, with water proofing membrane behind it and drip cap on top. Since there is only a 2x8 attached to the house, and i need it longer, is it possible to just attach a 2x12 on top of it for my 13', and have that be where the joists will now attach and be my rim joist? Or do i have to remove the 2x8 (hoping to avoid as to reduce the amount of siding cutting etc etc.
I need that to be 13', and then have the joists span the 16'. The existing 2x8 also only goes to the end of the house, which is 11'. The house builder had included a ledger board already attached to the home upon building, but used a 2x8.
We are building a 13'x16' deck, and I would like to use 2x10 or 2x12 joists in order to span longer and cut down on the need for screw piles. I'm in the process of planning to build my deck on our new house and have come accross a dilemma in planning.