Frame A Deck Roof
Hardware and tools are included for assembly.
Frame a deck roof. The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable. Frame up a box the size of the outer dimensions of your deck using 2. How to build a roof over a deck step 1. All the deck lumber and the boards used to make the ridge and other framework for the roof are cut at 90º angles but the cuts on the raters need to be made at the slope of the roof.
Our experts can take care of all this and more. This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio. We put it together in an hour really easy. Build the frame of the roof on the ground.
Tie your existing deck posts into the roof by extending your corner posts with the 4 by 4 lumber. The best time to build a roof over your deck is during the construction of the deck itself. Hand framing a porch roof involves first setting the ridge beam and the side walls to the proper height that the roof will hang from. In this case a 4 12 pitch or about 18º.
If you have an existing deck it s possible to add a roof to it by installing additional supports. Extremely happy with this purchase.