How To Make A Free Standing Porch Roof

Decide on your dimensions.

How to make a free standing porch roof.

Corrugated metal roofing is lightweight and affordable and these free plans with show you how to build a patio cover with the roofing material. Visit the lumber yard and get help picking lumber that will meet your local area codes for snow loads and wind shear. The posts will be attached to the slab using. To structure the roof take your 2 6 boards.

See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step. Square up the post holes and install the posts use a level and braces to keep them straight. You can cut them down as needed. Building a patio cover a free standing example.

Use the plans to customize the size and shape of the diy patio cover that you need. Click the join button to learn more. I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis. These patio cover plans will show you how to tie in the roof with the existing house roof line to create a seamless look.

Since they will overhang a little bit over the patio you need to make sure that you do not cut them down at the same length as the patio. The new patio cover will be built using western red cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use pressure treated pine redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio. The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing.