Whether you have a small outdoor patio area a roof top terrace or wide open space there are a variety of design ideas to create your perfect outdoor retreat.
Open beam patio roof.
The open design of this patio is the definition of bringing the outdoors in.
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These structures can look large and imposing.
Patio roof beams beams can be solid lumber or be built from lengths of 2 by lumber nailed together with 1 2 inch pressure treated plywood spacers in between this forms a 3 1 2 inch thick beam that is equal to the width of a 4 by post.
The patio roof is a wood.
You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
An essential part of planning a patio roof or gazebo project is determining the number size and spacing of rafters beams and posts according to the loads they will carry.
The exterior of the house is clad with natural cut masonry stones with exposed wooden columns and beams in its natural color and finish.
Plan your pergola carefully.
Wall attachments are the most common however in some cases where there is a low hanging roof eave fascia you may prefer to attach to the fascia board fascia eave mount.
Open lattice patio covers may attach to the house wall fascia eave or in some cases to the top of the house roof.
If there is also a beam in the middle of the roof divide the total load by three.
A portion of the ceiling features a skylight divided by exposed beams allowing natural light to pour in from above.
Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.
If one side of the roof is supported by the house and the other side is supported by the beam divide the total load by two as the beam is only supporting half of the roof.
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Maximum rafter spans for a patio roof in areas with mild climates patio roofs are generally designed for loads of 30 psf pounds per square foot.
By simply opening or closing the large sliding glass doors this space is instantly transformed from indoor to outdoor.
If our example roof has only one beam it must carry half of the total load or 4 000 pounds.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
This freestanding structure is supported by posts or columns and the roof is made up of evenly spaced slatted beams.
You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths.