How To Build A Patio Cover

How to build a patio cover part 1.

How to build a patio cover. Measure your patio and determine how high the patio cover will be. Put the 4 by 4 posts on the post base and then nail to the post base. Choose your type of patio cover solid lattice or combination. Get 1 post mount for each corner such as 6x6 post mounts from a.

Set the post base using the concrete anchors. Start the project by deciding your covered areas dimensions. I cut them from a single 10 foot long 2x10 board. Cut the corner posts to.

Building a wooden patio cover 1. The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements. How to make a diy patio cover 1. Click here for an update to this video.

I measured the width of the board with a ruler then marked that length from the end of the board and cut from there to the corner to make a triangle of wood that was exactly the right shape. Width depth and height. Install post mounts in each corner of the patio. Choose your customizable details color end cap style lightfan wiring postscolumns.

The new patio cover will be built using western red cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use pressure treated pine redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio. The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing. When you are building a patio cover off of an existing roof or wall you must take all of your measurements from the point at which the patio roof will attach to the existing structure not the outside of the slab. Patio cover plans building.

Square up the posts by. Materials 3 pieces of 66 lumber 8 ft 3 pieces of 68 lumber 12 ft 2 pieces of 28 lumber 12 ft 19 pieces of 28 lumber 10 ft 8 pieces of 12 plywood 4x8 300 sq ft of tar paper 300 sq ft of asphalt shingles 2 pieces of 12 lumber 12 ft 1 58 screws 5 lag screws concrete form tube 4. Choose the type of wood to use. An inside look as to how i came to build myself a patio cover.

Cut four braces at precisely 45 degree angles. My 1st time doing some handy work like this. Another consideration for this project was the type of wood to use. Use a tape measure to check the length and width.