Take off enough covering to expose.
Porch roof ledger board.
The minimalist concept just like any other modern houses is what it is all about.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.
Plumb and square the column.
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.
This board may not be required in your situation.
Hello i m building a porch roof shed roof.
In the example d calculates to 7 75.
I ll have a 2x 10 as the top ledger for the roof and then a 2x8 for ceiling joists.
Five ledger board techniques explained and illustrated.
This means the example porch would need a 6 inch by 8 inch beam.
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.
If you don t have a ledger board you will need to create blocking to accept the beam.
Remove the shingles or siding in the area identified for the header board.
The tongue and groove ceiling complements the wooden fence very well.
And so do the post and the frame of the ceiling.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Calculate the initial value for d then round it up to the nearest inch.
This tells you the size of the beam needed to support the porch s roof.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses.
This roof looks like floating since it is only supported by a post and the wall of the house.
Any one of these five ledger connection methods properly installed will give you a reliable long lasting deck that is secure.
In doing this i plan to attach 2 ledgers to my house.
This patio roof gives a modern touch to your house.
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.
This is a time consuming process and should be done while the house is being constructed to simplify the process and reduce costs.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
On this building a porch roof project a beam is placed against the ledger board and fastened to the top of the end column.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to.
