After the soffit boards are removed use a level to plumb up from the house wall to the underside of the roof boards in line with the outside edges of the porch.
Roof porch ledger.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
This connection is critical since a failure here can cause a deck to collapse.
On this building a porch roof project a beam is placed against the ledger board and fastened to the top of the end column.
Deck porch ledger boards.
If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
A house attached patio roof takes advantage of the house s structure by supporting one end of the roof on a ledger mounted horizontally to the house.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
These 18 articles will teach you how to install flashing and bolt the ledger connection to the house rim.
Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
The ledger should be attached before the foundation is built for a deck patio roof posts and other structure.
Plumb and square the column.
Then drive a long screw or nail up through the roof boards at the two marks.
Mount the ledger header board and install the rafters start with ledger board mounting.
Mark the two points.
If you are not really into natural light and want to block it you can infill the gap between the patio roof and barge cap and seal the rear opening.
Most residential decks are supported on one side by a ledger that is bolted or lagged to the home s band joist.
You have to fix the header board securely to hold up a heavy roof.