We show you the steps involved and calculations required for buildng a roof for your porch or constructing one over your deck or patio.
Roof over porch steps.
This article outlines the steps to take in order to build a simple yet effective roof over your existing deck.
Measure the height of the roof of the home if you want to attach the cover to it.
Write down the measurement.
This includes a material cost of 11 to 70 per square foot and 12 to 40 per square foot in labor.
The roof outlined in this article is known as a lean to roof and can tie directly into your house roof or exist as a stand alone unit.
So without further ado here s how to build a porch roof.
The cost to build a 200 square foot covered porch ranges from 4 600 to 22 000 or 10 500 on average you can expect to pay 23 to 110 per square foot the total includes flooring steps posts railing roofing and more.
See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step.
Building a porch roof requires basic carpentry and porch roof framing knowledge.
A gable roof or stone like porch skirting can be combined with porch columns railings steps and ceilings etc.
To give a presentable front look.
Will you need 4 by 4 posts 6 by 6 posts or will you need any posts at all.
I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis.
Building a gable roof over your existing deck will make it more comfortable providing shade and shelter from the rain.
The gable design of the roof will also allow for excellent rain and snow runoff in wet climates.
Building a shed roof over a deck.
Also you will need to decide on types of materials size of the roof shape of the roof and aesthetics as well.
A hip roof is a little complicated but gives an aesthetic advantage to the structure.
If you want to build a free standing deck cover then you don t need to measure the height of the roof.
Use a tape measure to measure from the floor of the deck to the edge of the roof.
We show you how both a typical rafter style porch and truss roof area constructed.
Post base connectors.
When building a roof over outside stairs there are several areas of construction that must be addressed such as structural concerns for the roof.
These steps are best used for shed or hip type roofs.
Roof and wind loads created by adding a roof.