How To Build A Patio Roof Frame

The new patio cover will be built using Western Red Cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use Pressure Treated Pine Redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio.

How to build a patio roof frame. Using lag bolts and a screwdriver fasten the base of the posts to the ground. Toe nail or angle nail two 16-penny nails into the rafter boards at the header and the ledger. Once ensured the sheet is of the proper size apply the Vented aluminum tape on the bottom of the width side and Solid Aluminum tape on the top of the width side.

Pre-drill the batten with your driver and then screw the batten to every rafter of the pergola. My 1st time doing some handy work like this. Step 1 - Dig Holes.

Measure the sightline clearance height from the roof to the house not the other way around. Measure the size of the beam that you are going to use. You have to make.

Install your first batten so that it lines up with the edge of your pergola. Use a spacer to show you where your next batten. Cover the roof.

You can either remove the eave or just keep it. Insert your post anchors these will most likely be 4x4 post anchors. If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roofs rafters on the walls top plate.

Click here for an update to this video. Pour concrete into the gaps in the ground surrounding your posts. First I removed the 14 plywood dressing right below the drip edge and saw a very solid framing 2x4 underneath perfect for attaching the ledger board which attaches the cover to the roof frame.