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inspectors perform
Certified New Jersey home
inspections in NJ.
PORCH / PATIO COVER ANCHORING
QUESTIONABLE:
The problem is that if the porch or cover were
to pull off its anchor points it obviously would
fall. Many times people will attach patio
covers, or the like, directly to the rafter
tails with a couple of nails or will
"toenail" the cover to the siding of
the house. Sometimes we see a ledger installed,
with a few nails, against the siding, which is
intended to hold up the entire cover. Outward
pressures exerted on the cover could pull the
nails loose and cause the cover to fall. Usually
a few heavy lag bolts will suffice in remedying
this situation. Be sure that the lag bolts are
inserted into the building's framing members.
The exact size of bolt needed will not be
discussed here since it depends so heavily on
the particular situation. The inspector may be
able to suggest a particular size however. You
may wish to call on the services of a General
Building Contractor to help remedy this problem.
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