The gable rafters on either side of the shed roof are doubled and short cripple rafters run between the header and the ridge above it.
How to attach a shed roof to a wall.
How to attach a porch roof to a house.
Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height.
In both cases the weight of the roof is.
The shed rafters attach to the header opposite the cripple.
Determine a pitch or slope which will affect the placement of the connection to the existing roof.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
If you have a square porch you need.
An 8 foot wall uses 92 5 8 9 foot are 104 5 8 and 10 foot use 116 5 8.
Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
In a shed roof the rafters intersect the wall at a right angle at their upper ends and their lower ends rest on the exterior wall of the addition.
A shed roof should slope at least 1.
For a basic shed wall with no windows or doors your wall will consist of a bottom and top plate with studs fastened in between at even intervals.
Framing studs are precut for standard wall heights and save time and waste cutting 8 studs down to length.
The end of the roof will affect that.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
Acquire any necessary building permits before starting work.
Work from the height of the outside of the new shed roof.
How to attach a shed roof to an existing roof.
Build support columns to help support the weight of your porch roof.