Together the beams will make a frame.
Portico roof framing.
We framed around the existing step.
Install the fascia board on this frame and nail it accurately.
After the walls of your house are done the roof framingnormally follows.
Whether you re simply adding a roof to shelter to your front porch or giving the front of your home a complete facelift you re sure to find the perfect plan to add a portico or porch to your home.
Build a basic portico on a colonial house with four posts or columns and a roof.
The portico goes on first and the siding butts up to the sides of the framing.
It s crazy how a building a portico a little roof and two new columns can transform the front of a home.
Here is the before.
With building instructions on how to create columns to enclosing a porch for three season living you ll discover blueprints plans and instructions that make this a job you re ready to tackle.
Use plywood to insulate your porch roof.
Set two posts against the house wall and the other two the distance the portico will extend typically 6 or 8 feet.
Set the roof first of all fasten the beams to the rafters from one side and support posts from the other side.
In fact it s easier to do the whole thing including the shingles before the siding goes on since the flashing on the portico roof has to go under the siding.