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construction guys? porch roof addition

Postby bulldog ducker » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:23 am

So my wife wants me to put a cover over a concrete pad that we have extending out the back door. It is about 14 ft wide by 10 ft deep. I have been toying with doing it myself but not sure if I have the knowledge. I can do it if I decide not to tie it into the house but I am not sure how that would look. Essentially if I did it I would let the new patio roof extend about 6 in over the house roof. In my mind it looks OK but cant decide if it would end up looking shotty or not.

If I cant DIY anybody have any idea what it might cost to have something like this done. I have priced material and it should be around 250$.
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Postby teul2 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:55 am

Post a pic of the existing patio with the roof so we can see how to tie in / what it would look like.

I am toying with the idea of a detached car port with a covered walk to it. I'll have to tie in to the existing porch roof to do it. Just not sure I want to tackle such a project right now as the house needs much more tangible projects (kitchen revamp is my #1).
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Re: construction guys? porch roof addition

Postby Ster » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:56 am

I'm not so sure that would work. Would you not have problems with rain run off going between the roof of the house and the roof of the addition?
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Postby DEERHUNT » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:00 am

Try decks.com alot of good info on there.
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Postby teul2 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:05 am

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Postby bulldog ducker » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:28 am

Havent used the paint program on a computer since I was a kid but maybe this will help ya'll see what I am thinking.

The orange is what I want to cover the grey is the roof red are windows. Green is shrubs/crepe mertles(sp).

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Postby bulldog ducker » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:36 am

found a picture from the home inspection whe I bought the house.

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Postby teul2 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:45 am

Given the shape of your house, it looks complicated. And, personally, more than I would tackle.
Lean-to will not give you enough slope to run the rain off well. And If you do slope it enough, you going to have a low ceiling at the end of the patio.
Tieing into the roof up away from the eve is really tough as you have the corner to contend with.

In other words, I got nothing.
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Postby jdbuckshot » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:17 pm

i have a guy build you something out of some square tubing, and run the roof panels right under your gutter and skin it with metal. it would be more like an awning.
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Postby Unlucky Duck » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:13 pm

I built an outdoor kitchen living area off of my back porch and tied into my roof with a metal roof, looks like tarnished cooper. You are welcome to come see.
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Re: construction guys? porch roof addition

Postby bulldog ducker » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:14 pm

Where you located and do you remeber what the roofing material cost?
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Re: construction guys? porch roof addition

Postby cajun squealer » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:31 pm

If you're just looking for some sun relief as opposed to a rain covering, you could install a single post on the outside corner of the patio slab and tension-suspend a cut-to-fit piece of shadecloth anchored between the post and gutters/fascia. This would be super cheap and could be easily detached for cleaning.
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