Fix the back channel to the fascia boards underneath the gutter directly.
How to attach a ledger board for a porch roof.
Attach the rafters to the house with joist hangers which supported by ledger boards.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
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In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height.
This board will support the rafters.
If necessary use a sliding bevel to determine angles needed where the rafters will meet the ledger board.
Rafters are placed on 24 centers and attached to the beams and settle joists are attached as needed image 1.
If it is impossible to attach the ledger to a floor joist then fasten the ledger to wall studs which are generally located on 16 inch or sometimes 24 inch centers and doubled up around doors windows and other openings.
Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
Attach the metal joist hangers to the rafters.
Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
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This method may be one of the most ubiquitous ways of attaching a patio roof.
To do this method you will have the back channel and fascia strengthened by reinforcing two rafters inside the roof.
The rafter pitch angle.
It is one of the most common ways of connecting the ledger to the band board.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
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Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Use a speed square to mark and cut your rafter angle to the roof pitch.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.