Roof Over Deck Framing

Building a roof over a deck not only provides shade from the blazing sun and shelter from light to heavy rains it can also protect the deck itself from deteriorating under harsh weather conditions.

Roof over deck framing.

Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun. Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle. Shed roof a single sloping surface that starts at the exterior house wall and ends at support posts. Whenever i install decking over a roof i make sure the framing is structurally sound and properly pitched to drain water.

Check local building code to see if you can attach a patio roof directly to your deck. When building a porch roof asphalt shingles or other roofing material are then attached over the roofing paper and drip edge. If you are tying the shed roof into an existing roof on the house you will need to remove the shingles and sheathing to expose the roof framing. You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.

The cost will vary depending on the professionals hired materials used square footage and weather conditions. Adding any deck covering or enclosure will typically cost between 1 000 10 000. The rafters can be attached 16 on center to the ridge beam using rafter ties. There are three types of roofs that you ll find over a deck.

Strips of 4 in wide epdm provide a layer of protection between the sleepers and the roof. You will need to attach the porch rafters to the house roof rafters and replace the roofing and flashing. Shed gable and hip. After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.

Hand framing a porch roof involves first setting the ridge beam and the side walls to the proper height that the roof will hang from. Once completed roofing paper will be installed. Blow out the dust fill the hole with epoxy and insert the rod to the required depth. Most porch roofs use 2x6 or 2x8 rafters that form an upside down v across the ridge beam.

Then attach drip edge over the roofing paper. 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. Sheathing 1 2 inch plywood or osb is nailed to the rafters. Gable roof the most common type of deck roof the gable roof forms a triangular shape.

This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio. Adding a covered roof to your deck will typically cost between 3 000 10 000. The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable. The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats.