Framing A Farmers Porch Roof

Porch roof cost calculator.

Framing a farmers porch roof.

12ft 2 sq x 1 d 4x8 10ft 2x8 24 o c. All wood to be 2 douglas fir or better. Porch vs patio vs deck the deck serves as an extension of the house s space and is often attached to the back of a house. This requires only simple roof framing no need for jack rafters and valleys.

Being that large it made sense to have the trusses made ahead of time. All construction shall comply with international residential code 2. We show you the steps involved and calculations required for buildng a roof for your porch or constructing one over your deck or patio. This can be usually seen on a porch deck or n a long narrow porch.

A significant portion of the total depends on the material which usually matches whatever you have for the rest of the house. Our farmers porch is quite large 60 ft in one direction and another 20 feet in the other. It is usually an open space with railings 1 and possibly steps. This is farmers porch that s about 6 wide wood framed deck and overhead roof system attached to the front of a colonial.

It is a roof with a sloping surface attached to the upper end of the house wall. Building a porch roof costs 16 to 30 per square foot. As you can see in the detail my porch was built using pre fabricated mono trusses and pre cast concrete piers. Shed style porch roof.

My original plan was to use 6 x6 pt columns to support both the deck and roof. We show you how both a typical rafter style porch and truss roof area constructed. Building a porch roof requires basic carpentry and porch roof framing knowledge. A roof and porch ceiling are also constructed and if needed the porch is painted to fit the house.