Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
Pitched roof over porch.
The detached porch below has a metal hip roof.
Determine the minimum slope of the roof based on the roofing material.
Use it to line the underside of your patio roof for a finished look.
I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing.
Because the rainwater is diverted out to the sides of the porch there was no need for the extra complication and expense of rainwater guttering.
Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
On this home the roof pitch is the same as that of the gables on the dormers.
See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step.
These gabled roofs can be covered with asphalt shingles or metal panels the weight doesn t matter if the roof over has it s own self supporting frame.
Another option is to paint it white and brighten up the space as the light reflects off the white paint.
It s ok to mix and match roofing materials as you see here.
To give a mobile home with a flat roof better protection more energy efficiency and a more modern appearance many homeowners chose a gabled roof over design also known as pitched.
The minimum pitch for.
Wood paneling creates a solid roof above you.
I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis.
By matching the pitch of the gables we were still consistent with the roof.
Match roof material and use appropriate slope match the roofing on the covered porch with the main roof.
Rainwater management by building a pitched gable roof the amount of water being shed on top of anyone entering the house was reduced.
The primary roof is a hip roof.
The open front porch below has a combination roof.
You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.