Spacer for mounting a deck ledger board to a building surface

Abstract

A bracket for mounting a deck ledger board to a building surface includes a spacer portion having a first panel adapted to engage a building surface and a second panel connected to and spaced from said first panel by a selected distance. A ledger board retainer is connected to the spacer portion and defines therewith a generally U shaped region for receiving a ledger board therein in close juxtaposition to the spacer portion. The bracket ensures proper drainage of moisture from regions between the ledger board and the building surface.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to an improved bracket for mounting a deck ledger board to a building surface. [0002] Ledger boards are those boards of a deck which make up the rim joist of a deck on the side which contacts a building. Ledger boards are typically secured to the building wall to give the deck more stability. Unfortunately this often causes the ledger board to be drawn so closely to the house or building side wall that it does not allow for water drainage between the ledger board and the building thus allowing moisture to be retained in this area and giving rise to premature deterioration of the building and deck components, such as wood rot. [0003] The prior art exemplified by U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,953,339 and 4,811,542 to Jewell, relating to Deck Bracket and Method of Attaching a Deck to a Building and U.S. Pat. No. 5,201,156 to Newman for Water Shedding Spacing Mount for Decks and Fences shows techniques for securing a deck or the like to a bui...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved bracket for mounting a deck ledger board to a building wall surface, which bracket is extremely simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture as compared to the known prior art, which is easy to install while at the same providing a very effective mounting arrangement which maintains a gap between the ledger board and the wall of the building, thus maintaining proper drainage and ventilation and enabling the building wall and ledger board to properly dry out.

Problems solved by technology

Alternatively, it has been known to build a free-standing deck with no attachments to the house but this solution has the disadvantage that the structural stability provided by the house is lost.

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