Installing a porch roof over an existing deck is usually not recommended unless the deck was originally designed to support a future porch.
Roof over a porch.
We will walk you through the entire process from siting the patio roof to raising posts attaching beams and installing the roof.
Hardware and tools are included for assembly.
If local codes allow setting the overhead directly on an existing slab but the concrete is not thick enough to support the overhead s weight you will have to pour new footings around the slab s perimeter or break out sections and pour deeper footings.
Typical decks are designed to support 55 psf lbs per square foot.
Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use.
Numerous homes especially ranch style homes have an l shape design.
This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio.
The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable.
Use it to line the underside of your patio roof for a finished look.
Sheathing 1 2 inch plywood or osb is nailed to the rafters.
When building a porch roof asphalt shingles or other roofing material are then attached over the roofing paper and drip edge.
Porch decks require 25 additional psf for roof loads for a total of 80 psf.
Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around.
You can either remove the eave or just keep it.
Natural wood can bring nature into your patio area and give it a tropical look.
This makes it a little more difficult to construct a front porch because youhave to join two gables or other style roofs.
Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground.
You may be familiar with beadboard paneling and its use as a wall covering indoors but you can also use it outside.
Wood paneled patio roof ideas.
Once completed roofing paper will be installed.
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