We have an offer on our house and the inspection was done Monday. One of the items that came back was the deck ledger board under the bay window has cracked all the way across. Its below the bolts as you can see, but it is the entire length of the board. Any suggestions on how I can fix this??????
Any and all help is appreciated.
It doesn't look bad. Pressure treated wood will have some splitting and checking. If you want, you can put some plates over the cracks and screw the 2 halves of the wood to the plate, Actually, from the pics I see there are some joist supports that are doing that now, spanning above and below the crack. Definately not a deal breaker though.
I dont see it affecting anything
Thanks All, i am waiting to hear if they want me to address it or not, but i wanted to get a jump on it.
It looks like one of those things people hire inspectors for. First to check the house for problems and defects, second to find something they can complain about so that they can try to get a substantial discount off the asking price. I see no problems with the crack, any attempt to patch it will make it look more of a problem than it is. However, if you can find a very large washer with a hole that fits the bolt, you may want to install some.
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