Patio Roof Installation Guide

This is how your patio roof fails

and what makes it strong. When installing your ledger,

you need to be sure this

gets properly attached. You may be able to attach your ledger to

the studs with

nails, but this method can have less pull out

strength.

If you use structural screws and attach our ledger directly to the

studs,

and this makes the ledger resist pull out and this can handle much more

shear. If we don't properly install these

fasteners, just randomly install nails,

does not make this any stronger. Nails will only hold into the sheathing.

To remove your siding, we'll use a removal tool.

Hook this up into the seam.

Pull down our seam and then push this back up.

Slide down our siding.

Pull your nails and remove your siding. Get your level mark and snap a line.

Mark out your studs. Attach your ledger.

Then we'll measure out from our structure, mark the ground, and dig out my footing.

Install our post base with an anchor.

Now when the post gets attached and this beam gets installed,

this handles all your downward loads and uplift forces.

If you have a short span, you can use smaller dimensional lumber.

If your rafters span further, you'll need taller dimensional lumber.

If we over-span these rafters, these rafters can snap.

Keep in mind as your rafter gets longer, your beam will get lower and lower until

there's no clearance. Measure down and mark out the top of your beam.

Plumb a line down. We'll level out our brace and tack it up.

Measure up from our post base to determine beam height.

We'll make a measurement to the top of our beam, subtract for our beam height,

and laminate our beam.

Install your connector. Don't use short hanger nails.

Use the proper fasteners.

Now I'll set my post.

Plumb and brace your post

and now your post will stay plumb. And set your beam.

If we don't install braces, your beam could fall.

Line up and tack our brace.

Now we'll use the 3-4-5 and square up our structure

and attach your beam

and install your rafter.

Install your hanger and nail down our seat cut.

This connection handles downward forces.

If we just install a rafter and poorly nail,

then this won't hold well.

Mark your rafter tails.

Attach your fascia. Install a hurricane tie

or screw

and install your roof deck and nail down your deck.

If your rafters aren't on layout, you wanna be sure

that you get them on layout.

Rip your sheathing and install the rough side up.

If you over-drive nails,

your sheathing can fail.

Without sheathing, this can easily move.

While adding a 45-degree brace can help with this racking, it can only make this

so strong. Now the sheathing makes the structure

strong.

Install your drip or apron.

Install our ice and water and install your felt.

Cut back the house wrap. Lift this and install flashing.

Now this water will run down and divert away from the structure.

And now install drip on your rake.

To keep a straight line, overlap a shingle

and use this to cut your edge.

If we nail the shingle high

or over-drive nails,

the shingle doesn't hold well. If we nail this right,

the shingles hold on much better. Staple your soffit.

If you staple in the center,

it'll bow this in and make it look bad. Install your post cap and bird box.

Install your fascias. If we face nail and over-drive nails,

this can dent and oil can your fascia. And install your soffit.

Pressure treated can corrode aluminum, so we'll wrap our post and wrap your

post. Install J-channel and install our siding.

If we forget to make the proper connections,

one mistake can cause this to fail.

So before your new patio looks like this, be sure that you build it right.

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