Building A Patio Roof Frame

The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements.

Building a patio roof frame.

You can either remove the eave or just keep it. Building on an existing deck. I cut them from a single 10 foot long 2 x10 board. Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around.

The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters. Start with ledger board a ledger header board is the first step if you are attaching the patio roof to an existing structure. With the braces cut i laid out the frame on the ground in the position they would. Square the pieces for assembly.

Put a cement footing at each corner of the intended patio roof space and attach anchors to each footing. How to build a patio cover part 1. Once completed roofing paper will be installed. 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.

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. Let the epoxy set leaving it overnight will assure that it is rock solid and then add the anchor bolt anchor washer and nut and tighten. Patio roof connects to a ledger that firmly attaches to house framing. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use.

Louvered patio roof ideas. Check local building code to see if you can attach a patio roof directly to your deck. When building a porch roof asphalt shingles or other roofing material are then attached over the roofing paper and drip edge. Then there are wooden beams that are evenly spaced over the frame to create the roof.

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. The difference comes in with the type and installation of the beams. Then attach drip edge over the roofing paper. A louvered patio roof is similar to a pergola.

I measured the width. Sheathing 1 2 inch plywood or osb is nailed to the rafters. Pergola s are thicker mounted on the shorter width and do not move. Blow out the dust fill the hole with epoxy and insert the rod to the required depth.

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. Assemble the frame cut four braces at precisely 45 degree angles. Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground.