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2. those joists are extended joists when the house was built

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #1)

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?

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Removed a rotting 3 foot balcony [View all] 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