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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 02:19 PM Oct 2014

Removed a rotting 3 foot balcony

I want to extend it out into a 10 foot supported deck.
I'm getting bids from contractors and also considering doing it myself.

The plan would be to saw the remaining joist extensions flush, attach a ledger board to support hangers.

Is there wood under the stucco between the joists to attach a ledger board to solidly?





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Removed a rotting 3 foot balcony (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2014 OP
Those stubs of joists are connected to something... Thor_MN Oct 2014 #1
those joists are extended joists when the house was built SHRED Oct 2014 #2
I thought about the flush cut too. Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2014 #3
 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
1. Those stubs of joists are connected to something...
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 03:36 PM
Oct 2014

But only someone personally examining them can tell what. They likely are the same joists that bear the floor inside the sliding glass door, so the only thing under the stucco would be blocking. If they are, the exterior portion rotting would concern me that the the rot extends into the interior of the house.

In any case, it will require tearing into it to see exactly what you have going.

 

SHRED

(28,136 posts)
2. those joists are extended joists when the house was built
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 04:16 PM
Oct 2014

The rot appears to not continue into the house. What one of the contractors suggested is that he would flush cut those subs and attach a ledger board across to hold hangers.

I forgot to ask him what the ledger attaches to. Lag bolts into the blocking?

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
3. I thought about the flush cut too.
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 01:34 AM
Oct 2014

Also thought about sistering up to the stubbed out joists using lag bolts and Simpson ties on the opposite side the new wood is attached. Adding a support beam across the span of the decking joists and of course 4"by 4"'s to the ground moving into free standing. Add a protective coating of some type or other to the joist stub outs to stop deterioration .Than of course build away accordingly.

I use to run a program for that sort of thing no so long ago, feeding in the info.,

The ledger of course the other way, is a standard method and lag bolted into those joists after the flush cut,,so your going use what is already there anyway-see what I mean ?

I can't tell by the pic what the extent of rot or deterioration is ,looking at the stub outs.

And dependant upon how far out your going to bump it out would determine rather it requires support where the deck attach's to your home. Looks like yer bumping out to an 8'by 10' there abouts.

Good luck with your project.

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