Consider the current style of the porch you have.
Extending roof to cover porch.
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If you want to expand it without a lot of renovation to what is already there you will need to make sure all the materials and colors and you may want to consider extending the roof to cover the rest of the newly added porch.
When all the rafters are installed correctly form your patio roof by attaching the planks horizontally across the rafters.
When building your patio roof don t be afraid to create your own unique look.
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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.
Consider making your roof large enough to cover multiple living areas and uses.
After installing the rafters we still had to extend the porch roof back over the shed roof creating a valley on either side.
Fastening to masonry walls.
This cost did not include any labor or waste disposal fees.
You could extend the roof of your home out in one continuous piece or you could attach it at a different level to give your roof a stepped look.
When they are installed you can begin attaching roofing shingles.
The cost of extending my 30 foot long roof overhang 14 inches was 340 or 11 50 per running foot for materials.
A good estimate for a contractor to do this same roof overhang extension would range from 50 to 85 per running foot.
To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge supported by posts at each end with the common rafters landing on top of the ridge.
If you are going to use shingles to cover the patio roof do not forget to install black roofing felt along with a single layer of oriented strand board.