Open Beam Metal Porch Roof

Roof vents help make a home more energy efficient and allow humidity and hot air to escape the.

Open beam metal porch roof.

For heavy roofs or in areas with substantial snowfall or winds call your local building department for code requirements. Beams can be solid lumber or be built from lengths of 2 by lumber nailed together with 1 2 inch pressure treated plywood spacers in between this forms a 3 1 2 inch thick beam that is equal to the width of a 4 by post. They also can be boxed in with wood after installation. Step 1 determine the load per square foot that the roof must support.

For a porch roof the beam needs to be sized according to the maximum snow loads in your area and you must know enough about the porch design to determine how the load will be distributed and over what distance the beam will carry the load. Metal beams could also be used and would eliminate the need for most of the supporting posts across the front of your porch. Porch roof ventilation options. Proper roof ventilation is an important aspect of home construction.

Of course all of these solutions are a little more expensive than simply nailing 2 x 10s to the sides of your existing posts.