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Lessons / Materials and fasteners
Spot it
Which wood goes where
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A cedar ledger bolted to the house.
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The rule this lesson teaches
Framing is pressure treated as a rule, the ledger included; decking and guards may be cedar, treated or composite. Only posts and wood within 6 in of the ground must be treated.