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How to put a roof above my porch.
Attach a 96 by 6 by 1 inch pine board to each chalk line on the 144 inch boards connecting the two 144 inch boards.
If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate.
On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below.
Use 2 inch wood screws.
These boards are the roof support boards.
Once it is plumb mark the position on the porch roof.
Install another bracket in this position.
Most porch roofs use 2x6 or 2x8 rafters that form an upside down v across the ridge beam.
Position a mounting bracket at one of the marks on the bottom of the porch.
Hand framing a porch roof involves first setting the ridge beam and the side walls to the proper height that the roof will hang from.