Residential Roof Deck Drawings

Porch decks require 25 additional psf for roof loads for a total of 80 psf.

Residential roof deck drawings.

These deck plans plan are not considered valid unless approved by your local building inspector or structural engineer. This article discusses rooftop deck construction details to avoid building leaks or rooftop deck safety hazards. Consumer and builder accept all responsibility and liability for all aspects of the use of any plan found on this website. The most common styles are gable hip and shed.

Typical decks are designed to support 55 psf lbs per square foot. The footings for porch decks must be larger than deck footings. We also provide a master index to this topic or you can try the page top or bottom search box as a. We include walk on roof surfaces roofing membrane to use below a rooftop deck and construction of rooftop deck railings and posts.

As a result most decks have inadequate footings to support a new porch roof. If you choose to add a roof to an existing deck you may need to add additional supports so it can hold the weight of the roof. Adding a roof to your deck is best done as the deck is being built. Post base connectors.

Many porches use 22 diameter corner and intermediate. Building a shed roof over a deck. Any use of any plan on this website is at your own risk. Consider including an ice and water barrier too.

The most common approach is to use a heavy gauge epdm membrane typically 60 mil as the roofing membrane usually placed over rigid insulation.