How To Build A Lean To Metal Roof

Use a 2 by 4 inch board for a short roof up to about 8 feet a 2 by 6 for a longer one.

How to build a lean to metal roof.

Place the starting panel onto one edge of the roof. The gable ends of the roof were also covered with metal roofing material. Measure the width of the outside wall and cut the board with a circular saw to the same length. I want to use steel posts.

Cut the 6 inch thick lumber into blocks that run the length of the lean to. Make a ledger board to fasten to the existing wall and support the upper end of the lean to roof. I need to build a lean to onto the side of my 50 x 50 shop. Plan ahead and build the roof to the size of the metal panel.

Compute the depth of the shed by taking the square root of the difference. Determine where the lean to will be attached to the existing building. I m bookmarking this for later reference. Design lean to roof per your local building codes.

How to attach a lean to to an existing metal building step 1. Roll between the garage wall and the shed roof. Next place the supporting posts into the notches. Draw a right angled triangle on a piece of paper that shows the length of the roof and the planned height of the opening.

Cut out a notch on the top of your posts as shown in the image above. You must consider the following. The side of the panel that has a slightly flat side is to place on the roof. Measure the height at which the.

Space rafters either 16 o c. When attaching ledger board to an existing wall install proper flashing when required. I used aluminum flashing from a 50 ft. If it is needed cut the metal roof panel to the length you need with tin snips hopefully you don t have too.

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