What's the best way to add a roof over a small brick patio ?
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The back of my house is two stories high with vinyl siding with a small brick patio across the back of the house. I would like a roof above the outside door and two windows on the lower floor but below the triple windows on the upper level. What's the best way to add a roof over the brick patio outside my back door?
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This site is for a carport, but there’s really no difference. You can install your supports just outside the patio.
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You don't want to attach anything long or solid over vinyl siding; the siding must be able to expand and contract so there must be a space between it and a roof over the door and two windows. That said, all you need to do is make a free-standing lean-to type roof between the upper and lower windows. Measure the height needed for the roof to be exactly where you want it, remember that the portion close to the house must be higher than the portion at the outer edge of the patio for good rain/snow drainage, then add 3ft (the amount of the treated posts to bury in the ground with concrete around them), dig the holes for the posts (the number needed will depend on the length of the roof) remember you will need posts close to the house AND at the width you want the roof to span, put the posts in the holes with a board across the top so you can make sure they are level and a board across each side of the two sides with the bottom edges of these two boards at 3ft or wherever they are needed to hold the posts up at the proper height to keep them level, then brace the posts to make sure they are standing straight in all directions and pour concrete around them. When the concrete is completely dry, attach rafters from the back boards to the front boards every 16" or 2ft (depends on the snow weight the roof might need to carry, 16" if you get lots of snow), then add sheeting (i.e. exterior plywood) on top of the rafters, rolled tar-paper on top of the sheeting, and then shakes/shingles on top of it all. Hopes this helps! Good luck with your roof.