| Constructing a Perimeter |
| The deck perimeter is constucted. |
From "Trade School"
episode DTRS-311 |
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With the support posts suspended plumb in dried concrete, Robert Schmidt continues constructing the deck.1. Robert attaches a ledger board, and then establishes a perimeter of rim joists. To begin this stage, Robert's instructor direcrts him to attach a ledger board on top of the existing concrete landing along the house. As part of the deck perimeter, the ledger board ultimately serves to connect the deck to the house.
2. Taking into account the small space above the concrete patio and below the front door, Robert measures and rips 2" x 8" boards to a thinner width using a portable table saw (figure A).3. To attach his first ledger, Robert must embed a pair of lag shields onto the house's brick facade. Using the board as a reference, Robert drills directly through the wood to score the brick on the other side (figure B). Using these marks, he bores two holes into the brick using a hammer drill (figure C).
4. Robert inserts the lag shields into the holes, tapping them into place using a hammer (figure D). He then secures the board to the house by tightening a lag bolt and washer through the wood, and then into the embedded lag shields (figure E).
5. Robert continues attaching the remaining ledger boards to the house with lag bolts. As he attaches each board, he makes sure each one is leveled with its neighbor (figure F).6. With the ledger board attached, Robert moves on to the deck's perimeter by setting 2" x 8" rim joists. Once attached, the rim joist must be perfectly level and equal to the height of the ledger board. Using a wood block template, he lines it up and nails a galvanized steel joist hanger to the ledger board (figure G).
7. After setting one end of the rim joist in the hanger, Robert checks for level, and then clamps the other end to the first adjacent support post (figure H). To attach this end of the rim joist, Robert first pre-drills through the wood and post to prevent splitting. He now screws the joist to the post using a pair of lag bolts (figure I). Robert finishes fastening the rim joist by hammering side nails into the holes provided by the hanger. This permanently fastens the joist to the attached hanger.
8. Robert continues leveling, clamping, and bolting rim joists around the support posts (figure J). To correct the offset post described in the previous segment, he fashions a wood spacer and screws it directly to the post (figure K). Robert completes the perimeter by fastening the last joist to the other end of the ledger board with a joist hanger.
In the following segment, Robert continues his training by installing a series of floor joists and planking.
RESOURCES :
The Deck Company
Website: www.thedeckcompanyinc.com
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