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Ledger Boards

Question:

We are specifying your product on a current project, and wanted to know if Alumawood makes a structural ledger piece that can be fastened to the exterior wall to support a trellis structure?

Answer:

No, we do not make the structural part of the ledger.

You will need to use a sealed (primed and painted) wood 2×6 or 2×8. Recess the lag bolts into the wood ledger so they are flush and caulk around it the entire ledger board. You can then cover the wood ledger with an Alumawood ledger wrap. The Alumawood rafter hangers will hold the ledger wrap on. The only thing you will have to do is leave an extra 1-1/2″ at the end of the ledger board to cut and fold over the end.

Another option is to use an Alumawood 2×6 or 3×8 and fill it with wood. This then can be mounted to the wall. The nice thing about this application is we do have end caps that can be used giving it a nicer finish than the folder over ledger wrap. The problem with this is you will see your lag bolts that mount it to the wall.

There is one more option, more work, but the best results. Use the 2×6 or 3×8 Alumawood piece with the end caps as in the above application but rip the Alumawood to make a “C” shaped ledger wrap. This way you can still recess the lag bolts so they won’t be seen and you can use the Alumawood end caps to finish it off.

Well there you go, I hope this was a help to you and good luck with your project. As always you may email any questions to us at alumawood.com, send them to info@alumawood.com.

Regards, Robert

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