A lean to is also versatile but features only one roof.
Raised roof porch roof example.
You can go with opaque twin wall sheeting if you want to get some natural light for your patio.
Shed style single plane roof attached directly to existing house eave.
Tin front porch roof.
It will not only allow you to raise the ceiling up to 2 feet but also give various splendid options for the finishing look and relaxed ambiance.
The problem arises when you try to figure out how to join the new roof to the old roof.
Adding a sunshade or patio cover to an existing roof is not a simple project.
See first house example option 2.
Raised roof section our previous low existing eave examples illustrated three options.
In case you are thinking about extending your porch area a tin roof inlaid with tiles can be a great idea.
Support posts should be spaced less than 8 apart and be located on top of properly sized frost footings.
The colour and material of the roof complement the structural integrity of a building.
Simply attaching to the vertical surface of the wall or even to the fascia board would not be.
Start porch roof on main roof.
Poorly constructed roofs endanger the people living in a building so you need to make the roof compatible to the rest of the building in a well engineered style.
A saltbox shed is a gable that extends further incorporating a covered porch on the front or back.
Flat roofs can easily add additional living space which none of the other roofing styles do or at least not as easily.
Strong and sturdy this should do you good in most.
Installation of a flat roof covering is usually simple.
Raise the roof with skylift hardware.
A roof is an integral part of a building and people try to personalise the roof designs to achieve optimum architectural splendour.
The detached porch below has a metal hip roof.
Rafters should be attached to the header beam using hurricane ties.
A gable roof is probably the most versatile type of shed roof and the most common as it can handle any type of pitch.
See first house example option 1.
As aptly shown in this example you can create a big porch space similar to that of a veranda using wooden pillars to support the tin roof.
A half hip jerkinhead or clipped gable roof is usually characterized by a gable but the upper points of the gable are instead replaced by a small hip.
The opposite side of the porch roof will be supported by a header beam that is installed parallel to the house on top of 6x6 support posts.
While the home s primary roof is a more steeply pitched hip roof the porch roof does not need to be the same pitch.
By matching the pitch of the gables we were still consistent with the roof.
One of the benefits of a half hip roof is that it may accommodate a gutter that can be easily fixed all around the house.
The patio roof which is raised with some brackets requires a custom barge cap.
A gable roof has the same pitch on each side as well as the same length.
As pictured above a flat roof may be an ideal spot for gardens dining or other space for humans to visit akin to a patio or deck.
