Most porch roofs are typically shed roofs or variations of hip roofs.
Framing a shed roof porch.
Blind valleys simplify framing.
Post base connectors.
Porch roof construction includes not only porch roof construction types and designs but also the selection of materials and considerations you ll need to build your roof.
After installing the rafters we still had to extend the porch roof back over the shed roof creating a valley on either side.
Porch roof framing adding a gable roof porch to house porche ideas with gable porch shed roof design details porch designs for hip roof houses pictures on building a gable roof open gable roof framing gable end porch design framing a gable roof porch to brick wall prefab porch roof overhang.
Your roof may vary from this and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well.
We show you how two different roofs are constructed so you will know what is involved.
These illustrations above show the plans for the screened in porch deck framing gable framing ledger truss block side walls and the end wall.
To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge supported by posts at each end with the common rafters landing on top of the ridge.
From gable and shed roofs to hip and flat our information about how to build a porch roof will make the job easy.
Support posts should be spaced less than 8 apart and be located on top of properly sized frost footings.
Bob confers with contractor larry landers as landers and his crew assemble the front porch framework on the wayland project house.
A hip roof design refers to a roof where the roof sides slope downwards from a middle peak with the rafter ends meeting the exterior walls of the house.
Building a shed roof over a deck.
Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof.
Per foot this is called a 5 12 slope and extended 18 in.
Landers goes on to explai.
If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it.
I cut rafters out of 2x8s frame this pole barn lean to.
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.