How To Roof A Flat Patio Cover

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How to roof a flat patio cover.

Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle. This patio cover is installed on the roof using 3x8 beam lift brackets. An inside look as to how i came to build myself a patio cover. Attaching the cover of your patio on the roof of your house can be arduous and harmful.

After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters. I am going to lay 8 shiplap then cover that with sheathing. The roof slope is adjustable within a wide range during the installation. Click here for an update to this video.

My 1st time doing some handy work like this. Unlike the ones that rely on the roof of a house a freestanding patio is stronger and safer because it is supported by four posts that do not rely on any other buildings. The posts can be installed on a concrete slab wooden deck or buried in the ground. You may be familiar with beadboard paneling and its use as a wall covering indoors but you can also use it outside.

The flat patio cover butts up to a pitched side of another patio cover and i would only be able to do a 4 drop if i were to create a sloped cover due to the existing sloped cover. Projections are available in 1 increments and widths in 8 increments. 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. Use a support beam to set the posts back up to 24 from the front of the cover.

The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements. 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. 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. Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.

If the structure of the roof is not strong enough it cannot support the cover. Patio cover plans building. Call 951 488 8377 for a free in home estimate mr. For heavy roofs or in areas with substantial snowfall or winds call your local building department for code requirements.

Maximum rafter spans for a patio roof in areas with mild climates patio roofs are generally designed for loads of 30 psf pounds per square foot. 8 wide roll formed roof panels snap together to create a flat ceiling and eliminate bird nesting areas.