| The Deck Building Ledger holds all the
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| | inches step down onto your deck from
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| secrets to
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| | your door, this is
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| successful deck construction because it
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| | to help prevent rain water from running
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| is the essential
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| | off the deck and
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| piece of wood that connects your deck to
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| | into your home.Remember also, in the
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| your home and
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| | final part of construction, your
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| from which all other measurements are
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| | surface decking boards will be secured
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| taken.Choose the piece of lumber for your
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| | on top of the
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| ledger carefully,
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| | side surface of your ledger and joists,
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| hold it up and look down the side of the
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| | so:
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| wood to check
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| | Leave a 1" -- 2" drop from your
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| for irregularities like warping and
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| | doorAllow for the size of your decking
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| twisting.Choosing your LumberThe ideal
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| | boards - that
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| deck building ledger should be free of
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| | will be another 2"So, measure 3" -- 4"
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| ingrown
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| | down from your indoor floor
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| knots and flaws, or at least only have
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| | levelAnd mark the wall showing the
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| very small knots.The best flat board to
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| | highest point of the
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| pick out for the prestigious job
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| | ledgerA spirit level and a pencil are
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| of becoming a ledger is a vertical grain
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| | your next best friends,
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| board - this is
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| | you shouldn't try to place a deck
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| the wood which comes from the center of
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| | building ledger
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| the tree and
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| | without them.Measure and mark along the
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| will show the center circles.Boards with
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| | wall, the full horizontal
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| an arc grain, known as a flat grain
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| | length of exactly where you are going to
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| board,
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| | place
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| are from the outer sides of the tree and
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| | your ledger.Fitting your Deck Building
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| are more prone
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| | LedgerIf your house is covered in siding
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| to warping or cupping over time.If you
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| | you have to cut out
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| are building a top quality deck made out
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| | the exact size of siding to insert the
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| of
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| | deck building ledger AND
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| only redwood or cedar then this doesn't
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| | include enough at the sides to also
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| apply to
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| | insert the outer joists.Flashing should
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| you, but otherwise, please make sure
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| | be inserted up under the siding and onto
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| that you are only
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| | the top of the ledger, the join should
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| using pressure treated lumber.Many
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| | be closed with
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| people who opt for a more expensive
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| | sealant.If your home doesn't have siding
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| option in
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| | you don't need to use
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| lumber still use regular pressure
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| | flashing but you should still use
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| treated wood for the
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| | sealant to close any gap
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| deck building ledger and the joists
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| | between the ledger and the
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| because these are
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| | wall.Galvanised four inch lag screws will
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| parts of the support of a deck that will
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| | secure your ledger into the wall and give
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| NOT be
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| | you a level and firm foundation to build
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| visible.If this is the case, do remember
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| | your deck design onto.Admire Your
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| to use the Redwood or
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| | WorkYou can now stand back and admire the
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| Cedar for the Outer Joists and End Beam,
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| | ledger attached to
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| because
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| | your house -- if attached at the right
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| although they form part of the under
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| | level and
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| support frame they
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| | perfectly horizontal -- you have the
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| are visible when looking back at your
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| | beginnings of a
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| deck from the
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| | great deck design for your home and it
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| garden.Once you have selected and
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| | all starts with
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| seperated the best lumber you
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| | your deck building ledger.Arpad Nyikos
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| should have choice pieces for both your
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| | has written numerous articles with
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| ledger and for
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| | illustrations - dedicated to home
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| your beams.Positioning your LedgerThe
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| | improvement trends to
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| first step in building a sucessful deck
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| | add value to your home or simply add
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| is finding
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| | quality to your
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| the right height at which to secure your
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| | home life, plus improvement projects and
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| deck building
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| | different ways
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| ledger.It is really important that you
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| | that you can finance them.
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| allow for a couple of
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