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stealth
09-22-2012, 11:22 AM
So I have been researching and it seems like it is hard to properly do the flashing and ledger board on a stucco house.
Has anyone done this? The only real option I read upon is to remove all of the stucco where the flashing will be and re-apply new stucco once completed.
I am thinking my next option would be to build a free standing deck? Any cons to building one?
Here is my deck plan...
http://decks.com/deckplans/Low_Elevation_Decks/2LM2614P10
Kloubek
09-22-2012, 11:26 AM
Personally, I wouldn't build something of that size freestanding. I just finished a 9X10 deck myself, and even that I dug posts for. (Though I probably could have got away with floating)
You have very valid questions - don't get me wrong, and I'm honestly not trying to be a dick here... but if this is the sort of thing you need to come onto Beyond to ask, do you feel a deck of that complexity is the best choice for you to build yourself?
stealth
09-22-2012, 11:45 AM
A floating deck still consists of footings... Instead of using the house as support you would build footings/posts within 2 feet of the house, in addition to the other footings that are present.
I am thinking that I may just remove all the stucco where the flashing will be and get someone to replace the stucco.
stealth
09-23-2012, 06:54 PM
Here is a picture of what I am talking about.
Do I remove everything to where the wire mesh is? Or can I just remove the top layer of stucco and attach the ledger board?
sxtasy
09-23-2012, 07:27 PM
To flash this properly you would want to remove stucco and mesh and slide the top part of your flashing behind your building paper. If you are careful you shouldn't have to fix any stucco. You could cut a straight line with a skill saw and masonry blade, set your cut depth so as to not damage your plywood
Sugarphreak
09-23-2012, 09:47 PM
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stealth
09-23-2012, 10:06 PM
I am worried about the flashing not making it up far enough due to screws holding the mesh/wire in place...
I was thinking of going 6 feet for the footings, so if I were to build free standing it would be the same...
mgwatson
09-24-2012, 12:02 AM
for footings you will be good with just digging 3ft and putting an 8" sonotube down the hole, fill it to the top with concrete and insert a galvanized footing bracket with a 8" piece of rebar attached to the bottom. Then put your 4x4 posts into the bracket once the concrete has had time (about a day) to setup.
Hope this helps.
blitz
09-24-2012, 07:32 AM
Google the "Maine Deck Bracket" Could be a good option for you, as there would be a lot less cutting and patching of stucco.
Just be carefull, the bracket has some specific requirements for install to get it's max weight rating.
masoncgy
09-24-2012, 03:33 PM
Stucco never comes off the way you want it to, regardless of how careful you are, so I wouldn't bother attaching it to the house. It's also impossible to properly match up stucco patchwork, both in style & color.
I did a freestanding deck at my last place which had a stucco finish for that very reason. Simple to build.
I should also note that my deck was 12x16 with full railings.
stealth
09-26-2012, 01:19 PM
But couldn't you just take a ledger board and mark where it would be, then properly use a saw set at the correct depth to cut the stucco and remove it?
That way you are just removing the stucco where the board would be placed...
Ntense_SpecV
09-26-2012, 03:49 PM
Water will wick back up the wall behind the stucco.
stealth
09-26-2012, 04:26 PM
I thought thats what the flashing prevents? It goes behind the building paper/barrier, then is bent over the ledger to direct water down.
Or am I wrong?
Ntense_SpecV
09-26-2012, 05:33 PM
Originally posted by stealth
I thought thats what the flashing prevents? It goes behind the building paper/barrier, then is bent over the ledger to direct water down.
Or am I wrong?
Sure but how do you suppose you are going to install flashing behind the stucco without really damaging it? If you cut the stucco right where you plan to install the ledger board, it's not like you will be able to just slip some flashing up behind the stucco above the board right? Plus the flashing need to be on top of whatever you are putting down for the decking material so the water is directed onto that.
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