Set two posts against the house wall and the other two the.
How to build an arched porch roof.
Plumb and square the column.
See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step.
You may need to brace the column while you continue.
How to build a colonial portico.
Set a board the width of the column tops or posts a 2 by 6 for instance for 6 by 6 inch posts extending from the.
Porch roof construction includes not only porch roof construction types and designs but also the selection of materials and considerations you ll need to build your roof.
On this building a porch roof project a beam is placed against the ledger board and fastened to the top of the end column.
Long ago i was asked to build a curved portico by adding a roof structure and columns to an existing semicircular front porch on my client s greek revival style home.
Build a basic portico on a colonial house with four posts or columns and a roof.
Place a column in the anchor on one end of the decking plumb and secure properly.
Each end of each arch should sit on your walls at a right angle to them.
The critical dimension for the new roof structure was the outside arc of the existing masonry porch below which the new roof would have to match.
You can see how the end arch is clamped in the picture and the others are upside down waiting to be put into place.
Start by clamping the two end arches to your structure.