Shed Roof Ledger Board

Locate a position for a header or ledger board.

Shed roof ledger board.

A ledger board is a horizontal member that supports the ends of joists or rafters where they meet a vertical surface. Install shed rafters from the ledger board to the outer wall using metal rafter hangers which attach to the ledger board with screws or nails. Lean to rafters then connect to a ledger board against a wall of another shed or house. Determine how high it must be to provide an adequate slope to the roof.

Add decking atop the roof and nail on metal flashing where the shed roof joins the existing roof. Ledger should be fastened directly siding removed to. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. The minimalist concept just like any other modern houses is what it is all about.

Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge. Fastening to masonry walls. Fit rafter board into the u shaped hangers and nail it in place. When a shed roof intersects a wall a ledger board attached to.

Find the wall studs or roof trusses that will have to support the ledger. This roof looks like floating since it is only supported by a post and the wall of the house. If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses. Make it the full width of the porch or slightly wider depending on your porch design.

Shed roof a shed roof slopes in one direction only. And so do the post and the frame of the ceiling. This patio roof gives a modern touch to your house. Shed roofs project as a single plane roof pitched away from the house.

You can use common rafters on any shed roof but they make the most sense when constructing a gable roof or lean to type shed roof where they can sit on or attach to top plates of a wall. The tongue and groove ceiling complements the wooden fence very well.