After the walls of your house are done the roof framingnormally follows.
Portico roof framing.
The portico goes on first and the siding butts up to the sides of the framing.
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Whether you re simply adding a roof to shelter to your front porch or giving the front of your home a complete facelift you re sure to find the perfect plan to add a portico or porch to your home.
It s crazy how a building a portico a little roof and two new columns can transform the front of a home.
Together the beams will make a frame.
With building instructions on how to create columns to enclosing a porch for three season living you ll discover blueprints plans and instructions that make this a job you re ready to tackle.
Set two posts against the house wall and the other two the distance the portico will extend typically 6 or 8 feet.
In most cases the walls have to be sheathed also in order for it to be more sturdy and strong.
Here is the before.
Set the roof first of all fasten the beams to the rafters from one side and support posts from the other side.
Install the fascia board on this frame and nail it accurately.
Initially we were going to remove the cement step but decided that it was in decent shape and would provide a solid base for the new wider step so we left it.
Build a basic portico on a colonial house with four posts or columns and a roof.