With building instructions on how to create columns to enclosing a porch for three season living you ll discover blueprints plans and instructions that make this a job you re ready to tackle.
Portico roof framing.
It s crazy how a building a portico a little roof and two new columns can transform the front of a home.
Use plywood to insulate your porch roof.
Framing a front porch roof or the back porch roof is needed because it is helpful in strengthening and increasing the life of your veranda including its floor and other parts.
Install the fascia board on this frame and nail it accurately.
Here is the before.
Together the beams will make a frame.
The portico goes on first and the siding butts up to the sides of the framing.
Initially we were going to remove the cement step but decided that it was in decent shape and would provide a solid base for the new wider step so we left it.
After the walls of your house are done the roof framingnormally follows.
In most cases the walls have to be sheathed also in order for it to be more sturdy and strong.
Set the roof first of all fasten the beams to the rafters from one side and support posts from the other side.
Set two posts against the house wall and the other two the distance the portico will extend typically 6 or 8 feet.
We framed around the existing step.