Attach the rafters to the ledger boards and settle joists.
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Attach the rafters to the house with joist hangers which supported by ledger boards.
In this instance minimum 1 2 lags are staggered along the length of the board.
Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.
Flash and bolt the ledger board in place to the house wall.
Rafters are placed on 24 centers and attached to the beams and settle joists are attached as needed image 1.
To do this method you will have the back channel and fascia strengthened by reinforcing two rafters inside the roof.
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Fix the back channel to the fascia boards underneath the gutter directly.
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Place the rafters on 24 centers attach them to the settle joists and beams toward the center.
The lags should pass through by at least 1 2 on the back side of the band board.
Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.
Do not attach the header directly to a house cantilever.
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It is one of the most common ways of connecting the ledger to the band board.
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Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger.
Temporarily nail or brace the ledger in place positioned and leveled at the desired height.
If necessary use a sliding bevel to determine angles needed where the rafters will meet the ledger board.
If it is impossible to attach the ledger to a floor joist then fasten the ledger to wall studs which are generally located on 16 inch or sometimes 24 inch centers and doubled up around doors windows and other openings.
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Attach the header to the support post next to the house.
The rafter pitch angle.
This board will support the rafters.
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