Per foot this is called a 5 12 slope and extended 18 in.
Screened deck with shed roof.
The porch below has a shed roof.
Side door stair plans included 4 12 pitch roof that attaches to side or roof of house.
Many building departments require a local architect or engineer to design plans for porch roofs because of the increased snow roof and wind loads created by adding a roof.
While the home s primary roof is a more steeply pitched hip roof the porch roof does not need to be the same pitch.
A shed roof gently slopes downward from one side.
The deck roof of today isn t the drab concoction so many of us remember.
Have no fear though.
For those who desire a bit more shade and privacy while soaking up the rays however a deck roof may be in order.
While building the screened porch there are two option.
The flat ceiling also allows for a second story deck should you want that.
The cross buck pattern on the door and screened areas lend a bit of southern charm and farmhouse feel to the room.
Adjoining the back wall of the home the shed porch creates a cathedral feel and really opens up the space.
Angling the shed roof or sticking the roof to the wall.
The house roof sloped 5 in.
This simply designed shed roof screened in porch plan provides a shaded insect free place to relax and entertain outdoors.
These illustrations above show the plans for the screened in porch deck framing gable framing ledger truss block side walls and the end wall.
Your roof may vary from this and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well.
In order to create better angle of the shed roof the workers will practically take out some of the roofs and make a connector to the shed roof.
Using the same example we used for the shed roof look how much height we get for the porch ceiling with a flat roof.
Porch roofs however are quite different from what deck builders normally encounter and roof types structural aspects and framing details can vary widely with each porch project.
The screened porch on the home below also has a hip roof.
It might include cutting half of the house roof frame.
As beautiful as they are functional the modern deck roofs are an extension of and not a deterrent from the luxurious deck.
My company builds about 25 porches a year and in this article i ll describe how we approach the design and construction of their roofs.
From a functional stand point the hip roof is our first choice and the flat roof our second.
Aug 10 2020 explore cecil smith s board screened shed on pinterest.
Building a shed roof over a deck.