a wrote:
SteveBell wrote:

Put a z-flange (also called a drip cap) on top of the ledger so water
doesn't run behind it. It will last longer.


Thanks! How does one butt joists and lay the "decking" if there's a flange
over the ledger?

I guess a pic might help... looking...

a

OK - I get it... but there's plenty of overhang over the ledger anyway -
original shingles + foam + vinyl siding. The ledger wood itself is good -
the nails must have rusted from years and years of atmospheric exposure. I
think the ledger is original to the house.

a