How To Build A Patio Roof Frame

Then gather your measurements by calculating the run rise and length of each rafter segment in feet and the pitch of your roof in inches.

How to build a patio roof frame. My 1st time doing some handy work like this. One on each corner of where you want the patio roof to be. An inside look as to how I came to build myself a patio cover.

First I removed the 14 plywood dressing right below the drip edge and saw a very solid framing 2x4 underneath perfect for attaching the ledger board which attaches the cover to the roof frame. Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. Insert your post anchors these will most likely be 4x4 post anchors.

Toe nail or angle nail two 16-penny nails into the rafter boards at the header and the ledger. 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. Use a spacer to show you where your next batten.

Where to Attach a Patio Roof Ledger On a one-story house it is often best to attach the ledger for a patio roof just below the houses eaves. After taking measurements and purchasing the necessary tools and materials you can begin by building the patio roof frame. The local building code required a 2x6 ledger board which meant I had to saw off two inches of wood from the top of the bay windows box.

Once ensured the sheet is of the proper size apply the Vented aluminum tape on the bottom of the width side and Solid Aluminum tape on the top of the width side. Lay the 2-by-6-by-12 roof rafters across your patio roof every 16 inches on center. Make sure that the first one is squared to the house 90 degrees so when you put the others they will follow-on nicely.

Pour concrete into the gaps in the ground surrounding your posts. To frame a roof start by choosing a roof style like A-frame or gabled. Now Its time to start applying the first sheet on the roof.