Building A Patio Roof Frame

When you are building a patio cover off of an existing roof or wall you must take all of your measurements from the point at which the patio roof will attach to the existing structure not the outside of the slab.

Building a patio roof frame.

I cut them from a single 10 foot long 2 x10 board. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use. Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. Once completed roofing paper will be installed.

Take four pieces of 4x4 lumber and cut them to the desired height of your patio cover keeping in mind that the footings will add a little extra height to the final product. Then there are wooden beams that are evenly spaced over the frame to create the roof. Assemble the frame cut four braces at precisely 45 degree angles. Sheathing 1 2 inch plywood or osb is nailed to the rafters.

Check local building code to see if you can attach a patio roof directly to your deck. Pergola s are thicker mounted on the shorter width and do not move. How to build a patio cover part 1. The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements.

Building on an existing deck. Start with ledger board a ledger header board is the first step if you are attaching the patio roof to an existing structure. The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters. A louvered patio roof is similar to a pergola.

The difference comes in with the type and installation of the beams. Both have posts or columns that support a frame. You have to make. Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around.

Put a cement footing at each corner of the intended patio roof space and attach anchors to each footing. Patio roof connects to a ledger that firmly attaches to house framing. Then attach drip edge over the roofing paper. 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.

Square the pieces for assembly. I measured the width. The placement of the ledger header determines the level of the roof so be sure it is positioned at the correct height and is horizontal. With the braces cut i laid out the frame on the ground in the position they would.

I finish the rear of the house remodel and protect our new windows and doors as well as give new shade to the rear of the. When building a porch roof asphalt shingles or other roofing material are then attached over the roofing paper and drip edge. Blow out the dust fill the hole with epoxy and insert the rod to the required depth.