Building A Patio Roof Frame

Both have posts or columns that support a frame.

Building a patio roof frame.

The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters. The difference comes in with the type and installation of the beams. Start with ledger board a ledger header board is the first step if you are attaching the patio roof to an existing structure. 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.

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. I cut them from a single 10 foot long 2 x10 board. Square the pieces for assembly. Louvered patio roof ideas.

Assemble the frame cut four braces at precisely 45 degree angles. Put a cement footing at each corner of the intended patio roof space and attach anchors to each footing. Building on an existing deck. Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around.

Patio roof connects to a ledger that firmly attaches to house framing. You can either remove the eave or just keep it. 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 louvered patio roof is similar to a pergola.

The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements. I measured the width. You have to make. 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. Then there are wooden beams that are evenly spaced over the frame to create the roof. With the braces cut i laid out the frame on the ground in the position they would. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use.

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. When building a porch roof asphalt shingles or other roofing material are then attached over the roofing paper and drip edge. Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. 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. 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. 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.