Tie your existing deck posts into the roof by extending your corner posts with the 4 by 4 lumber.
Deck over sloped roof.
Hire a reputable builder to handle the design of your roof deck.
How to build a deck above a slope roof step 1.
The roof deck surface should sloped away from the house a minimum 1 8 inch per foot so the water will drain and not pond the finished walking surface of the roof deck surface should be below the level of the interior floor by at least 1 1 2.
Designing your roof deck.
Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber.
Seal the drip edge.
Without any slope you are going to have to entirely rely on the integrity of the epdm to protect your roof.
Onto the board below.
Make the front of the roof the height of the house roof you are presumably tying into with the rear sloping at a rate of six inches over two feet.
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The roof must be.
Drip edge protects the corner.
Aluminum drip edge over the corner of the roof.
How do i flash between post and roof.
Building a deck above a porch roof allows for sheltered space below and views from above.
Building a deck on a sloped roof.
Cut four 1 foot lengths of 2 by 6 lumber for your sill plates which act as bases to support each end of a pair.
Shed roof a single sloping surface that starts at the exterior house wall and ends at support posts.
Comments for building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.
Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio.
Shed gable and hip.
Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.
Spread the adhesive on the rubber roofing and about 2 in.
These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
There is not much you can do about the slope of the roof surface.
That means water will pool somewhere over such a large surface.
By john fenton n b canada i want to build a deck on a sloped roof.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
In this article builder emanuel silva shares his method for building such a deck which begins with a leak proof low slope roof of epdm rubber.
Building a rooftop deck preparation.
Obtain the requirements for a deck above a sloped roof from your jurisdiction s permits office.
Glue the roofing to the fascia.
Gable roof the most common type of deck roof the gable roof forms a triangular shape.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
There are three types of roofs that you ll find over a deck.
