Purchase 2 by 6 inch pressure treated boards to construct the shed covering.
How to build a shed style porch roof.
It might include cutting half of the house roof frame.
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.
Plumb and square the column.
Angling the shed roof or sticking the roof to the wall.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
Shed style porch roof with gable roof over the front door it normally sits on a beam that has a different height to give it the required slope.
Typical shed style roof on ranch home a neat variation is to combine both a gable and shed roof like the one shown below.
Pre cut the rafters and support columns with an electric circular saw.
Place a column in the anchor on one end of the decking plumb and secure properly.
Preplanning was essential to the build.
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.
The shed style allowed more windows near the high wall roofline which adds a lot of light.
Building this single sloped roof shed was an excellent learning experience.
Install rafters on 16 inch centers assembling the structure with 4 inch stainless steel screws and an electric screwdriver.
Shed roofs project as a single plane roof pitched away from the house.
Preplanning was essential to the build.
Mark the cut lines on the t1 11 siding sheets and then get the job done with a saw.
You may need to brace the column while you continue.
On this building a porch roof project a beam is placed against the ledger board and fastened to the top of the end column.
While building the screened porch there are two option.
Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place.
Attach the shed roof to the home s framework with anchor bolts.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
In order to create better angle of the shed roof the workers will practically take out some of the roofs and make a connector to the shed roof.