How To Add A Roof Over The Front Door

One column at each end supports the front of an eight foot wide portico.

How to add a roof over the front door.

Via bungalow restoration original source unkown this is the first project i ve done in about four weeks because of the back shoulder and arm issue i ve been nursing. Did i choose a doozy of a project to jump. Aug 30 2019 explore jean watson s board roof over doors and windows on pinterest. It felt so good to get back at it but wow.

Lift the remaining roof width lumber onto the wall 12 inches above the door frame and center lumber over the door so there is 1 foot of wood on each side of the frame. This helps keep rain or sun off visitors while they ring the bell and off you while you fish for your keys. Drill holes through the lumber and into the wall every 6 inches along the length of the lumber. Sheathing is attached to the rafters to form the roof and then the roof is shingled.

For a smaller scale addition consider adding a roof or awning over the front door. The rafters and ridge board are cut and placed parallel to the house. We chose to paint most of ours the main house color with the exception of the face fascia trim around the front and above the roof that we painted our trim color. Be careful not to get paint on the shingles or drip edge.

When building the portico the builder ties into the house frame for the base of the roof. See more ideas about house exterior doors door overhang. The last step in our process for how to build a gable roof over a front door is to paint all the wood. Yesterday i started working on the portico to go over the side door of the studio.

These are the two that i chose to use as my inspiration.