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Wood 2 story decks with lean to roof off house.
Simply put a couple of posts in the corners of the deck farthest from the building with a header between them and add rafters up to the roof of the building or attached to a ledger fastened to the wall of the building.
Then run joists connecting the front of your roof with the rear every two feet along the length of your roof.
Building a lean to roof ensures protection of all the items placed in it.
The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters.
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Moreover a lean to or sloped roof helps rainwater run off easily which increases its lifespan as well.
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.
It is almost similar to the first method but to make the patio roof a little bit higher you will need to remove the house gutter and place the back channel a bit higher.
Once the rafters were in place and secured to the 2x4 ledger and the 4x6 beam i measured from the house along the top of one of the end rafters and made a mark at 9 9.
Properly installing a ledger board for your deck is one of the most important structural components of building a safe and strong deck.
Because the gutter is removed you will need to install transfer flashing from the roof of the house to the patio.
The ledger should be attached.
Once you have this you can place beautiful outdoor furniture garden tools or anything you like under it.
It is open to the varied elements from the sides and front.
Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process.
Frame up a box the size of the outer dimensions of your deck using 2 by 4 inch lumber.
I cut one end of each 10 rafter with a 2 12 pitch cut 9 46 degrees and attached it to the 2x4 ledger with 2 galvanized wood screws.