How To Tie A Roof Into A Trussed Roof

The porch roof may match the pitch of your home or have a more shallow roof pitch.

How to tie a roof into a trussed roof.

Up from the valley center and cut through the shingles and underlayment. The easiest way to tie in the new shingles with the old is with a cut valley see four ways to shingle a valley. How to tie a additions roof to existing roof roof designs to attach to existing home how to construct a roof from an exsisting shead how to attach a deck roof to existing roof how to add a roof over porch cost to tie into existing roof attache porch roof on house attach shed roof to house adding a roof to screened in porch adding a roof to existing. Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house.

After the addition roof is framed and sheathed snap a line on the existing roof shingles 2 in. Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun. The roofing cement will resist possible leaks overnight. You have to do it thoroughly so that the rafters sit flush on it.

This is important to minimize the chance of any water being able to penetrate the gap. They form an upside down v with the point at the top of the addition roof. If you decide on a shallow pitch porch roof use 2 by 6 foot rafters. Make a cutting on one of the sides of the horizontal roof beam on an angle.

Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate. After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters. This is an important job and needs to be done. The new roof will need to be cut to the right angle so that it fits snugly against the roof.

Cut two rafters with a circular saw to the pitch of the addition roof and nail them across the rafters on the old roof. The positioning of your rafters will depend on the pitch of the porch roof. To scribe the roof angle on the ridge a length of stock is leveled over from the common rafters and a 2 by scrap is set against the sleepers.