Shed style porch roof.
Framing a farmers porch roof.
For a 200 square foot structure this ranges from 3 200 to 6 000.
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.
We show you how both a typical rafter style porch and truss roof area constructed.
This can be usually seen on a porch deck or n a long narrow porch.
As you can see in the detail my porch was built using pre fabricated mono trusses and pre cast concrete piers.
This requires only simple roof framing no need for jack rafters and valleys.
My original plan was to use 6 x6 pt columns to support both the deck and roof.
Building a porch roof costs 16 to 30 per square foot.
A roof and porch ceiling are also constructed and if needed the porch is painted to fit the house.
Being that large it made sense to have the trusses made ahead of time.
We show you the steps involved and calculations required for buildng a roof for your porch or constructing one over your deck or patio.
All construction shall comply with international residential code 2.
All wood to be 2 douglas fir or better.
Building a porch roof requires basic carpentry and porch roof framing knowledge.
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.
Porch roof cost calculator.
This is farmers porch that s about 6 wide wood framed deck and overhead roof system attached to the front of a colonial.
A significant portion of the total depends on the material which usually matches whatever you have for the rest of the house.
Porch depth footing size beam size max beam span rafter size post size 10ft 18 sq x 1 d 4x8 10ft 2x6 24 o c.
It is a roof with a sloping surface attached to the upper end of the house wall.