Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - OUT OF PLUMB LEDGER ATTACHMENT

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04-14-01, 06:00 AM
WHEN I ATTACH MY LEDGER BOARD TO MY FOUNDATION FOR A GROUND LEVEL DECK....THE LEDGER WILL NOT BE PLUMB BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION IS NOT PERFECTLY PLUMB....THIS WILL LEAVE A GAP OF 1" BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE LEDGER AND THE FOUNDATION...SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND ATTACH IT SOLIDLY ..THEN ANGLE CUT THE JOISTS SO THEY SLIDE INTO THE HANGERS AND ARE LEVEL.....OR SHOULD I SHIM THE LEDGER BOARD??

lefty
04-14-01, 06:41 AM
Might be easier to make the deck freestanding and simply cantalever a foot or so at the house edge so that the deck boards can start about an inch from the foundation.