Ferndale WA Home Inspection (King of the House) Lag Screws at Decks

This video was produced by Steven L. Smith of King of the House Home Inspection in Bellingham,WA, Smith serves all of Whatcom County, including Ferndale, lynden, Blaine and Everson. The video explains the safety benefits of properly anchoring a deck, balcony or porch ledger board to the exterior wall of a building. The content is intended, primarily, for those people who wish to upgrade/retro-fit an existing structure.

Disclaimer notes:

1. This information DOES NOT apply to decks and similar structures at manufactured or mobile homes -- typically, such landings must be free-standing.

2. Lag screws/bolting has been the traditional means of attaching a ledger board for many years. Some builders and jurisdictions now prefer "through-bolting" -- where bolts with accompanying nuts extend through the ledger board and the building's framing. In most circumstances, when upgrading an existing structure, the installation of lag screws is easier to accomplish."

3. Work should be performed by qualified contractors and it must comply with all applicable local jurisdictional guidelines or codes.

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