Step 3 mark the proper height on the existing roof and snap a chalk line across the width of the area for the new shed roof.
Shed roof porch addition.
A 4 12 pitch roof is attached to the roof of your house.
If the outside edge is 8 feet high and the area being covered is 15 feet attach the shed roof addition at least 9 feet 3 inches above the level of the porch or other area being roofed or 10 feet 6 inches for a 2 pitch.
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A shed roof gently slopes downward from one side.
Back porch addition cost porch prices run 23 to 110 per square foot and tend to be similar for front or back.
This comes on top of the cost to install a patio.
We generally prefer gable roofs.
Are there any gables.
I start by looking at the house from the side that the porch will be attached to.
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Make sure it s lying horizontally across the exposed rafters and that the edges are flush with the edges of the end rafters.
The plan costs 70 and the cost to build for a 12 ft.
The flat roof is not completely flat.
It s important to keep in mind that the shed roof will give you gutters on one side only.
The front porch makes a huge statement welcoming people to the front door.
The gable portion accentuates the entrance to the home.
The porch below has a shed roof.
In any case the structure.
The home below has an open front porch with a flat roof.
This is a common project to add with a porch that ranges from 1 800 to 5 000.
Screened porch with shed roof is 13 000.
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The open porch below has a combination shed gable roof.
The nets make it an insect free zone which is live saving during hot summer nights.
In this example the outside edge of the roof line is too low.
Drive a nail into each corner of the plywood to hold it in place temporarily.
Also if you re adding a porch to a two story home the upstairs windows may prevent you from getting the roof line high enough.
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Tying them into the house wall is the easiest way to build.
When a shed roof ties into an existing roof the new roof could be a simple lean to that covers a deck or porch or it could be the shed roof of a substantial addition.