Building a shed roof over a deck.
A frame deck roof plans.
The final answer was to build a regular roof with a ridge extending onto the garage roof.
These deck plans plan are not considered valid unless approved by your local building inspector or structural engineer.
The most common styles are gable hip and shed.
When you are building a patio cover off of an existing roof or wall you must take all of your measurements from the point at which the patio roof will attach to the existing structure not the outside of the slab.
The footings for porch decks must be larger than deck footings.
If you choose to add a roof to an existing deck you may need to add additional supports so it can hold the weight of the roof.
The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements.
With a width of 12 and a pitch of 4 12 that meant the ridge would have to be 2 higher than the eaves of the garage.
As a result most decks have inadequate footings to support a new porch roof.
Consumer and builder accept all responsibility and liability for all aspects of the use of any plan found on this website.
Many porches use 22 diameter corner and intermediate.
Porch decks require 25 additional psf for roof loads for a total of 80 psf.
Adding a roof to your deck is best done as the deck is being built.
Patio cover plans building.
Any use of any plan on this website is at your own risk.
Typical decks are designed to support 55 psf lbs per square foot.