
The BVLZ brick veneer ledger connector provides a new code-compliant, tested solution for safely adding a deck to an existing house with brick veneer exterior. It attaches a wood ledger to the framing through the veneer. This patent-pending connector kit provides a viable alternative to building a free-standing deck, and it installs without having to remove or replace large sections of brick veneer.
The BVLZ brick veneer ledger connector kit includes a steel ledger plate, a compression strut, two 14" Strong-Drive® SDWH Timber-Hex HDG tension screws and six Strong-Drive SD Connector shear screws. Designed so the two tension screws pass through the vertical mortar into the structural framing, and the compression strut transfers compression forces from the ledger plate to the rim joist. The system enables the ledger to hang freely without bearing on the brick veneer.
For designing a code-compliant, prescriptive residential wood deck, these tables list maximum on-center spacing for the BVLZ brick veneer ledger connector. This engineering letter (L-C-BVLZPRESC19) includes all of the prescriptive spacing tables and images shown below in a pdf that can be downloaded and printed.
Rim Board Species | Loading | Gap (in.) | Rim | Maximum Deck Joist Span | |||
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Up to 6 ft. | Up to 8 ft. | Up to 10 ft. | Up to 12 ft. | ||||
On-Center Spacing of BVLZ (in.) | |||||||
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Figure 1
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DF | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | 24 | - |
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | - | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | - | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 29 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 29 | 22 | - | - | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 29 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 29 | 22 | - | - | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | - | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 29 | - | - | - | |||
SP | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | 22 | - |
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | 22 | - | ||
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | - | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 26 | 20 | - | - | |
2x12 | 26 | 20 | 16 | - | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 26 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 26 | 20 | - | - | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 26 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 26 | 20 | - | - |
Rim Board Species | Loading | Gap (in.) | Rim | Maximum Deck Joist Span | |||
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Up to 6 ft. | Up to 8 ft. | Up to 10 ft. | Up to 12 ft. | ||||
On-Center Spacing of BVLZ (in.) | |||||||
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Figure 2
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DF with WSP wall sheathing | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - |
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | |||
5 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 23 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 23 | 18 | - | - | |||
5 | 2x10 | 23 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | - | - | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | - | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | - | - | - | |||
SP with WSP wall sheathing | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - |
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | |||
5 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | - | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | - | - | |
2x12 | 23 | 18 | - | - | |||
5 | 2x10 | 23 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | - | - | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 23 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | - | - |
Rim Board Species | Loading | Gap (in.) | Rim | Maximum Deck Joist Span | ||||||
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Up to 6 ft. | Up to 8 ft. | Up to 10 ft. | Up to 12 ft. | Up to 14 ft. | Up to 16 ft. | Up to 18 ft. | ||||
On-Center Spacing of BVLZ (in.) | ||||||||||
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Figure 3a
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Figure 3b
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Reinforced DF | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | - | ||
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 14 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | - | - | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | - | - | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 29 | 22 | 17 | - | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
Reinforced SP | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | - | ||
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | - | - | ||
2x12 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.75 | 2x10 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | |||
5.5 | 2x10 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | |||
6.25 | 2x10 | 26 | 20 | 16 | - | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - |
Rim Board Species | Loading | Gap (in.) | Rim | Maximum Deck Joist Span | |||||
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Up to 6 ft. | Up to 8 ft. | Up to 10 ft. | Up to 12 ft. | Up to 14 ft. | Up to 16 ft. | ||||
On-Center Spacing of BVLZ (in.) | |||||||||
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Figure 4a
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Figure 4b
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Reinforced DF with WSP wall sheathing | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
5 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
5 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
Reinforced SP with WSP wall sheathing | 40 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
5 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | - | ||
2x12 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
60 psf Live and 10 psf Dead | 4.25 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
5 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | |||
5.75 | 2x10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
2x12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - |
DWG | DXF | RFA | IFC | SAT | |||
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