Framing Covered Porch Roof

All wood to be 2 douglas fir or better.

Framing covered porch roof.

You can turn the porch into a family gathering area at certain times of day by placing a tv on a shelf area. When you build the porch cover consider expanding the roof beyond the porch decking into the side yard to create a carport. Building a patio cover a free standing example. Using two inch by four inch studs build a frame for columns that stand from the porch floor to the soon to be built roof.

If you have a square porch you need support columns at the two corners farthest from the house. I ve been asked to frame a covered porch and am a bit conflicted on how best to frame up the posts columns that support the deck and roof. Once the joists are in place and the decking has been laid down bob and bob tu. 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 posts will be attached to the slab using. This is farmers porch that s about 6 wide wood framed deck and overhead roof system attached to the front of a colonial. Per foot this is called a 5 12 slope and extended 18 in. The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing.

12ft 2 sq x 1 d 4x8 10ft 2x8 24 o c. The cost to build a 200 square foot covered porch ranges from 4 600 to 22 000 or 10 500 on average you can expect to pay 23 to 110 per square foot the total includes flooring steps posts railing roofing and more. Brace the column frame in place using l brackets and concrete screws. All construction shall comply with international residential code 2.

Building a porch roof requires basic carpentry and porch roof framing knowledge. Cover the column frame with siding brick or any outdoor. The house roof sloped 5 in. Your roof may vary from this and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well.

We show you how both a typical rafter style porch and truss roof area constructed. Bob helps contractor bob ryley begin work on constructing the covered porch. This includes a material cost of 11 to 70 per square foot and 12 to 40 per square foot in labor. We show you the steps involved and calculations required for buildng a roof for your porch or constructing one over your deck or patio.

These illustrations above show the plans for the screened in porch deck framing gable framing ledger truss block side walls and the end wall.