Calculate the sightline clearance height about 6 feet 2 inches in this case.
How to build a sunroom cut into existing roof.
Work from the view back not from the house out.
Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
Choose a roof pitch 3 12 and roof structure 2x6 this places the new roof on top of the existing roof.
Determine the beam size.
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You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
A sunroom can bring you and your family a joyful place to enjoy year round and we are here to outline considerations before you even begin.
Also make sure that the grade is.
Cut two rafters with a circular saw to the pitch of the addition roof and nail them across the rafters on the old roof.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
8 inches in this case.
Layout and support posts.
The first thing you need to do is to remove obstructions and clean the area.
You have to make sure that they sit plumb.
To make the blind valleys we attached sleepers to the shed roof locating them by placing a 14 foot straightedge that is usually used for screeding concrete on top of the porch rafters to project the plane of the new porch roof over to the surface of the existing shed roof.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
If building a sunroom we outline various options for you to consider from diy to professionally built.
Building a sun room.
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