Pete99 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Posted May 29, 2017 With wooden deck ledger's attached to wood framing, the ledger always gets flashed, preventing water from entering behind the ledger and causing rot. For the first time, I've come across a ledger fastened to a wall that is concrete above and below, with no additional siding planned. What is the protocol for flashing in such a situation? I assume that it is still desirable to prevent water from getting behind in the letter and freezing and expanding, but there is nothing to lap over the flashing above it.
Bill Kibbel Posted May 29, 2017 Report Posted May 29, 2017 I've put spacers (washers) on the anchor bolts to allow water to drain between the ledger and concrete.
Jim Katen Posted May 30, 2017 Report Posted May 30, 2017 Or use reglet flashing, like you would on a roof.
John Kogel Posted May 30, 2017 Report Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) You should just buy a concrete or tile cutting blade and cut a groove in the concrete with your Skil saw for that head flashing. Edited May 30, 2017 by John Kogel I said diamond-edged but maybe not diamonds
Jerry Simon Posted May 30, 2017 Report Posted May 30, 2017 4 hours ago, John Kogel said: You should just buy a concrete or tile cutting blade and cut a groove in the concrete with your Skil saw for that head flashing. And as Sir James alluded to, the groove is the *reglet*.
Jim Katen Posted May 31, 2017 Report Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Jerry Simon said: And as Sir James alluded to, the groove is the *reglet*. Exactly. It also works well when flashing stuff onto log buildings.
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