The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
Porch shed roof attached to brick.
The plan costs 70 and the cost to build for a 12 ft.
Acquire any necessary building permits before starting work.
A house attached patio roof takes advantage of the house s structure by supporting one end of the roof on a ledger mounted horizontally to the house.
If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses.
Then it becomes easier to support the remaining brick wall between the windows with angles remove 4 5 courses of brick and attach your ledger to the studs.
Porch roofs however are quite different from what deck builders normally encounter and roof types structural aspects and framing details can vary widely with each porch project.
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Check your local building codes before beginning construction.
This design is more suitable for smaller houses.
When the roof of an addition garage porch or patio meets a brick wall the intersection creates a number of concerns.
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To follow the roof slope your porch roof may have to go up to the window sills.
Build support columns to help support the weight of your porch roof.
If you have a square porch you need.
Shed roofs project as a single plane roof pitched away from the house.
How to attach a porch roof to a house.
The open porch below has a combination shed gable roof.
The nets make it an insect free zone which is live saving during hot summer nights.
Screened porch with shed roof is 13 000.
The opposite side of the porch roof will be supported by a header beam that is installed parallel to the house on top of 6x6 support posts.
The gable portion accentuates the entrance to the home.
Flash the whole thing angle as well since leaking through the angle is too common.
My company builds about 25 porches a year and in this article i ll describe how we approach the design and construction of their roofs.