How To Put A Pitched Roof On A Porch

Position the rafters on top of the sill plate.

How to put a pitched roof on a porch.

See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step. Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle. You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it. How to install metal roof informational guide for the perfect metal porch roof our how to install metal roof guide outlines the general steps that would be involved in installing a metal porch roof so you can decide if this project is within your capabilities.

Together the beams will make a frame. If you live with someone i also think it is important to involve your other half at this point. You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom. Use plywood to insulate your porch roof.

We need to do something where that change happens so the panels can go down and water can come off hit the lower slope and come off the roof. The traditional metal roof types such as 5v crimp shown above and corrugated are rated by the manufacturers for use down to a 3 12 pitch three inches of vertical rise for every foot of horizontal run. I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis. After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.

Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate. The porch roof may match the pitch of your home or have a more shallow roof pitch. We re going to do a pitch transition or change. Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house.

I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing. Visualise your roof and evaluate different shapes this is an important step and it is worth spending some time on it. My diy pitched roof building technique can be summarised by the following steps. This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.

Install the fascia board on this frame and nail it accurately. Also sidespike 4 ovals into either side of the rafter again into the top of the wall plate blue arrow above. Building a pitched roof. Metal roofs costs significantly more than traditional asphalt shingled roofs.

Then knock a 6 nail down through the hole and securely into the wall plate. Put the rafters into position and then drill a hole through the top of the rafter in line with the middle of the wall plate see red arrow above. First of all fasten the beams to the rafters from one side and support posts from the other side.