Steep Roofed Screen Porch

This porch roof has roof sides sloping down the walls and are all equally angled.
Steep roofed screen porch. Match roof material and use appropriate slope match the roofing on the covered porch with the main roof. Inside a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. The minimum pitch for. Hip roof construction is one of the most popular methods used for both porch and screen porches.
Dec 27 2018 explore gail mccallister s board porch steps followed by 101 people on pinterest. By matching the pitch of the gables we were still consistent with the roof. The slope on this gable front porch roof is rather steep and has what i call a heavy appearance. Hip roofs allow for extended depth.
To a large extent they are self bracing with opposite ends pushing inwards so they are strong in relation to wind forces. The screened porch on the home below also has a hip roof. Gables are not present here and the slope is gentle. Asphalt concrete and clay tiles cedar and slate are materials that are candidates for this type of roof.
Your roof may vary from this and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well. These illustrations above show the plans for the screened in porch deck framing gable framing ledger truss block side walls and the end wall. The house roof sloped 5 in. Determine the minimum slope of the roof based on the roofing material.
Gables have the added benefit of giving you options for adding interest and additional appeal to your porch. The roof shape looks like a pyramid which can be usually seen in cottage homes bungalow homes and ranch style homes. But if you have a steep sloped roof you have more options. While the home s primary roof is a more steeply pitched hip roof the porch roof does not need to be the same pitch.
Apr 15 2014 explore ali grice s board front porch steps followed by 253 people on pinterest. See more ideas about porch steps front porch steps front steps. Hip roofs are sloped from each wall and do not have the gable ends. On this home the roof pitch is the same as that of the gables on the dormers.
Per foot this is called a 5 12 slope and extended 18 in. To the rear a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch.