How To Build A Slanted Metal Porch Roof

This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.

How to build a slanted metal porch roof.

Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. Install the header beam. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Install the 2 2x10 header beams to the notched 6x6 support posts.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof. Notice that the tops of the 6x6 support posts are notched to hold the header beam.

Install temporary bracing to keep the support posts level and in place. At the first stage the mauerlat is installed. For their forming take a pine board with a thickness of 2 inches. Place the first screw.

Mauerlat must be. Use thru bolts for a solid and strong connection. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use. You can either remove the eave or just keep it.

In the lower end of the rafter leg cut out. Significantly cheaper to build than a gable or multi slope roof since there s less material in the roof. I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing. Using corrugated metal also allows me to reduce the degree of slope or roof pitch needed to a mere 10 percent or a 1 to 10 pitch.

Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around.