How To Make A Roof Patio

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How to make a roof patio.

Make sure the post material is rated for ground contact. Start here if you want to build a roof over a patio or deck. Cut and notch three beams for the first roof layer. Drill patio for post brackets and attach with expansion.

When the posts have set attach a 2 x 6 header beam between the two 4 x 4 posts. Level pre drill and attach the pergola ledger to the house. How do you build a pergola on the side of a house. Building on an existing deck.

A louvered patio roof is similar to a pergola. Step 2 construct the vertical posts. If local codes allow setting the overhead directly on an existing slab but the concrete is not thick enough to support the overhead s weight you will have to pour new footings around the slab s perimeter or break out sections and pour deeper footings. Then there are wooden beams that are evenly spaced over the frame to create the roof.

Then draw a chalk line along the outlined area for placement guidelines. Both have posts or columns that support a frame. Run the patio cross beams 6 inches to a foot apart between the two header beams. Drill holes through the cross beams into the header beams.

Mark the pergola elevation and width on the house. Pergola s are thicker mounted on the shorter width and do not move. Secure using heavy duty bolts.