You can use common rafters on any shed roof but they make the most sense when constructing a gable roof or lean to type shed roof where they can sit on or attach to top plates of a wall.
Shed roof ledger board.
The opposite side of the porch roof will be supported by a header beam that is.
When a shed roof intersects a wall a ledger board attached to.
A ledger board is a horizontal member that supports the ends of joists or rafters where they meet a vertical surface.
This roof looks like floating since it is only supported by a post and the wall of the house.
Fit rafter board into the u shaped hangers and nail it in place.
Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
And so do the post and the frame of the ceiling.
This patio roof gives a modern touch to your house.
The minimalist concept just like any other modern houses is what it is all about.
Locate a position for a header or ledger board.
Shed roof a shed roof slopes in one direction only.
Lean to rafters then connect to a ledger board against a wall of another shed or house.
Add decking atop the roof and nail on metal flashing where the shed roof joins the existing roof.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses.
Ledger should be fastened directly siding removed to.
The tongue and groove ceiling complements the wooden fence very well.
Ideally ledger board should be attached to the band ledger board that s on the building in your case that is not an option and depending on the height of your existing garage and location of the shed you next best option would be to attach or rest new ledger board on to the top plates.
Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Install shed rafters from the ledger board to the outer wall using metal rafter hangers which attach to the ledger board with screws or nails.
Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.