Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board.
How to connect a porch roof to house.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
If you decide on a shallow pitch porch roof use 2 by 6 foot rafters.
The complexity of the job will vary with the size of roof from a simple entryway covering to one over a large screened in area.
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.
The positioning of your rafters will depend on the pitch of the porch roof.
This video looks at a couple of design options including attaching the roof ledger below that of the existing eaves and setting the patio roof atop the existing roof.
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It was at this point that a sawzall was used to cut the old porch away from the house.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
The porch roof may match the pitch of your home or have a more shallow roof pitch.
A common element in adding porch roofs is fastening one end to the house either to a wall or to a roof.
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Cut each of the house ends while continuing installing the rafters so that they fit the top of the rafter beam perfectly.
That usually is done with a header or ledger board secured to the house.
Existing patio is outside the dining room on the west side of the house.
Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate.
Next was attaching the 4 x4 post base to the 4 4 post plus the 4 4 post cap to the other end these hold the 2 x6 that connect to the house.
The patio is essentially unusable on a sunny afternoon in the summer.
Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof.
Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house.