How To Build Covered Patio Shed Roof
If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate.
How to build covered patio shed roof. Materials 3 pieces of 6 6 lumber 8 ft 3 pieces of 6 8 lumber 12 ft 2 pieces of 2 8 lumber 12 ft 19 pieces of 2 8 lumber 10 ft 8 pieces of 1 2 plywood 4 x8 300 sq ft of tar paper 300 sq ft of asphalt shingles 2 pieces of 1 2 lumber 12 ft 1 5 8 screws 5 lag screws concrete form tube 4. Cut your 2 in 5 1 cm x 4 in 10 cm or 2 in 5 1 cm x 6 in 15 cm to match the length of the shed. One of the important decisions when building a shed is the foundation. I decided to use concrete deck blocks like i d used on my first shed.
You can either remove the eave or just keep it. The new patio cover will be built using western red cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use pressure treated pine redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use. It provides a flat level stable base on which to build your shed.
Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below. Patio cover plans building. The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements.
Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around. 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. The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing. You have to make.