Western red cedar and redwood woods known for being attractive and durable are considered the best choices.
Roof frame into siding.
But composition shingles cedar shakes cedar shingles and other materials that are installed in rows or courses typically require step flashing at vertical junctures.
Take two identical wood frame houses for example.
Using two inch by four inch studs build a frame for columns that stand from the porch floor to the soon to be built roof.
Fastening to masonry walls.
But there s more to these choices than appearances.
1 insert a nail bar beneath the bottom row of siding that lies directly above the.
Use a straightedge to help you transfer the angle you marked on the.
Finish one in white clapboard with a cedar shake roof and the other in pink stucco with a clay tile roof and you ve made some major and very different aesthetic statements.
Aluminum roofing and siding sheets are rollformed from hard ened tempered metal for maximum strength.
Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face.
Some types of roofing materials like concrete tile incorporate a continuous sheet of metal flashing at sidewalls.
To tie the roof into the siding the tin roofing panels must first be installed to within 1 4 inch of the siding.
Very simple trusses work on a principle of thirds.
Metal should not be re bent once it has been formed nor should it be folded back on itself.
A super basic a frame roof will require anywhere between 4 and 8 depending on the size of the rafters with plumb cuts necessary for each angle in the brace.
If a sheet must be bent a gentle 90 degree bend is the maximum recommended.
Cover the column frame with siding brick or any outdoor material that matches the exterior of your home.
Brace the column frame in place using l brackets and concrete screws.
They will butt into the side of truss against existing building and be attached with hangers.
Clapboard siding uses planks of wood installed horizontally with an upper piece that overlaps the lower piece.
Wood siding comes in clapboard also known as lap or bevel siding as well as shakes and shingles.
Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.
Depending upon span between these two trusses and roof loads 2 4 2 6 or even larger purlins should be placed edgewise.
Measure the bottom piece of siding to the proper length which is the length of the wall to the roof line minus 2 inches.