How To Build A Small Roof Over A Door

Here s the little back door that goes outside from my laundry room storage area downstairs.

How to build a small roof over a door. He likes to protect doors from the elements and they definitely do last longer when protected from the weather. The board should be placed foot to 1 foot above the trim of the door. Draw a 1 by 1 inch square on the ends of the 2 inch wide faces of two roof width pieces and. How to build a small portico above a door part 1 the basic frame.

These are the two that i chose to use as my inspiration. Bringing you along on how we would design and build one piece of a big puzzle on a project. We approach everything on a project as if it is a design challeng. Likely you will only need 2 or 3 sheets for a small roof like this one.

It should also extend 1 to 2 feet beyond the sides of the door. Measure the underlay to hang over the gable ends by a couple of inches. Install the corbels flush with the top of the door trim and against the side door trim. Attach the plywood board to the exterior side of the front door where you need the roof.

Use your template roof to measure and cut angled truss boards then screw them together and into the end caps. Build the corbels out of 2x4s by screwing together l shapes and adding a 45 degree angled piece between them. On july 20 2017 by kristi 43. Yesterday i started working on the portico to go over the side door of the studio.

Starting from the bottom where the gutter will be fix the first length of underlay. Measure the width of the door frame using a tape measure and add 2 feet to this number to find the width of the roof you will build. Check the level of the board to ensure it is flat as otherwise it can allow the roof to tilt on one of the sides. My daddy is one who loves to put a roof over a doorway like this.