Attach An Awning Ledger Board To A House

Some steps on how to attach a patio roof to an existing house.

Attach an awning ledger board to a house.

Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process. Most house framing relies on building elements floors walls roofs being stacked one atop another. Attach 2x6 rafters to the house with joist hangers and or supported by the ledger board. In our example one of the ledger boards extends past the house.

Attaching a deck ledger securely is only half the work of installing a ledger. The complexity of the job will vary with the size of roof from a simple entryway covering to one over a large screened in area. A common element in adding porch roofs is fastening one end to the house either to a wall or to a roof. Rafters are placed on 24 centers and attached to the beams and settle joists are attached as needed image 1.

Because a ledger board is very heavy and hard to work with you need to drive framing nails 16 penny or screws every two feet to temporarily attach the ledger. If necessary use a sliding bevel to determine angles needed where the rafters will meet the ledger board. The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters. A ledger relies on the fasteners and strength of the wood ledger board and rim board of the house to carry the deck live and dead loads.

Attaching a patio roof to an existing house is not a doddle but it does not mean that you cannot do it. Before attaching a patio roof to your home you need to prepare some materials such as. A house attached patio roof takes advantage of the house s structure by supporting one end of the roof on a ledger mounted horizontally to the house.