This will give you a to of extra room to maneuver the ledger if needed.
Remove siding for ledger.
Start by making an outline on the siding where you want to position the ledger board.
Removing the siding for the ledger board.
Removing stucco siding for the ledger board.
Aluminum and vinyl siding can easily be removed with tin snips from an area one foot surrounding the ledger.
Make the outline large enough to include space for the deck boards on top the ledger and any trim boards on the sides.
Determine the outside dimensions of the framing for the deck and add to 1 to that length.
Never install a ledger board over the top of siding no matter what you hear this can weaken the connection.
Determine the floor joists location so that you will know exactly where to cut and remove the siding.
Then cut away the siding.
Tips on removing vinyl siding for attaching ledger board i really dont like j on the deck sometimes what i like to do is flash the ledger run my siding down to that then push the first deck board to the siding cleaner look and junk dont collect as easy probably gonna catch hell for this.
Stucco is easy to cut through but it can be somewhat fragile.
Take a couple of minutes to inspect the area where you will be cutting.
Generally ledger boards cannot be installed directly over traditional stucco synthetic stucco or cultured stone exterior cladding.
If you notice any cracks or.