Back porch addition cost porch prices run 23 to 110 per square foot and tend to be similar for front or back.
Shed roof porch addition.
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This is a common project to add with a porch that ranges from 1 800 to 5 000.
Drive a nail into each corner of the plywood to hold it in place temporarily.
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Adding a wood lattice roof can range between 500 and 10 000.
Also if you re adding a porch to a two story home the upstairs windows may prevent you from getting the roof line high enough.
Put down your first sheet of plywood at the corner of one end of the roof.
Step 3 mark the proper height on the existing roof and snap a chalk line across the width of the area for the new shed roof.
Combining gable and shed roofs.
The open porch below has a combination shed gable roof.
When a shed roof ties into an existing roof the new roof could be a simple lean to that covers a deck or porch or it could be the shed roof of a substantial addition.
In any case the structure.
If the outside edge is 8 feet high and the area being covered is 15 feet attach the shed roof addition at least 9 feet 3 inches above the level of the porch or other area being roofed or 10 feet 6 inches for a 2 pitch.
In the project shown here the existing gable pitches are incorporated into the design on half of the porch footprint while the rest of the porch is finished with a simple shed roof.
The flat roof allows the upstairs window view to be unobstructed.
A shed roof gently slopes downward from one side.
It s important to keep in mind that the shed roof will give you gutters on one side only.
A screen can be added for an additional cost of 3 000 to 4 000.
Make sure it s lying horizontally across the exposed rafters and that the edges are flush with the edges of the end rafters.
The home below has an open front porch with a flat roof.
In some cases we use both roof types.
In this example the outside edge of the roof line is too low.
The front porch makes a huge statement welcoming people to the front door.
The flat roof is not completely flat.
The gable portion accentuates the entrance to the home.
This comes on top of the cost to install a patio.
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