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Install Ledger Board

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How to Build a simple Ground level Deck in a weekend

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What happens here

Install a treated lumber ledger board against the house foundation. This board serves as the attachment point for the deck framing. It must be securely fastened, in this case, by 'tap-conning' it to the house foundation. Ensure the ledger board is perfectly level and at the desired height for the deck's surface, considering the thickness of the decking material.

Goal: Secure the main support beam to the house foundation.

Tools and materials

  • Impact Driver Milwaukee — Driving tap-con screws into the concrete foundation
  • Level — Ensuring the ledger board is perfectly horizontal
  • Tap-Con Screws — Fastening the ledger board to the concrete
  • Treated Lumber — The ledger board itself, typically 2x8 or 2x10

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here with you. Frankie, you want to walk us through what your idea is here? Well, I'm going to run another one string straight out from the house out. Okay. Then I'm going to put a center like a center beam here. So then we only got to put our our blocking, our slant blocks, our patio blocks here and on the end. So, the stoop we're leaving in place and we're going to be going right over the top of it because we have enough height from the door to the concrete. So, the decking will actually rest right on top of it. Yeah. I'll I'll tapcon it down against the house. Okay, Frankie. Here's a fun fact. Maybe

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