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Balloon framing versus using a ledger
Hello,
As discussed in a previous thread, I'm reframing my porch deck and joists. On one end of the six foot span the joists hit the sheathed exterior wall of the house, so I'll be using a ledger and joist hangers. On the other end there is a porch knee wall and cripple wall below that are framed as a single stud wall. The old joists ran into this wall and were each nailed to the face of a stud, i.e. it was balloon framed. Is there any advantage to balloon framing like this over using a ledger and joist hangers? BTW, it seems like a ledger and joist hangers don't provide much resistance against the joists pulling away from the ledger, as this would put all nails holding the hangers to the ledger into withdrawal. Is this a concern? Thanks, Wayne |
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