Dundonald wrote:
On May 7, 1:18 am, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
TheScullster wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote

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I've built sh*t loads of decks. Happy to give any advise I can.

ISTR mention of a gap between deck and house wall that might be
worth repeating here/googling.
Can't remember why it was necessary though. Seem to think it was
insect related.

If you bolt a ledger plate to a house wall above DPC you should
leave a 10mm gap between it & house wall, and a 6mm gap between deck
boards & house wall. Its so you don't compromise the DPC.

Are you using a padding of some kind inbetween the house brick and the
ledger to maintain the 1cm gap?

A number of 'heavy' washers on each bolt to space it out by 10mm. Provides
a gep between the ledger & wall.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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