This home’s full two-story wall design and small upper-floor windows allow a simple wall tie-in for the porch addition’s gable roof.
Roof tie-ins involve more complex framing, but are often needed on single-story structures where more interior porch volume is desired.
Roof tie-ins involve more complex framing, but are often needed on single-story structures where more interior porch volume is desired.
A shed style was the best solution for this porch roof because of restrictions placed by the existing second-story windows. It would also have been difficult to match the pitch of the existing gable roof next to the porch.
When working with brick veneer, the author hangs the porch rafters from a structural double LVL ridge beam (shown before hanger installation).
Note the gap between the beam and the brick.
Shed and gable roofs can be combined on a porch. When designing an addition with a gable roof, match the pitch of any existing gables.
The framing for the gable and shed roof sections of the porch helps define interior areas.
A small extension off this screened porch contains a captured doorway leading out onto the adjacent deck.
Hip roof framing, as for this detached porch, is more complicated than shed or gable roof framing.
When well-executed, a hip roof on a detached porch can provide a dramatic vaulted ceiling.