The roof over the porch is a rather peculiar small architectural form. On the one hand, a canopy over the porch is designed to protect the entrance to the house from rain, snow and bright sun, and on the other hand, this detail can be the finishing touch to the entire structure of the house. That is why when planning a roof over a porch, attention should be paid not only to its reliability and functionality, but also to its appearance.
We plan a roof over the porch
Before starting construction work do-it-yourself roofs above the porch, all stages of work should be planned very carefully.
The following points need to be taken into account:
- The roof over the porch should be stylistically consistent with the entire design of your home.This applies to both the architectural solution and the materials from which the canopy will be built.
- The purpose of the canopy is also of great importance: you can limit yourself to a small structure that protects the patch in front of the front door from precipitation, or you can build a fairly extensive canopy that covers most of the yard. In this case, the car can also be left under the roof.
- Lightweight, but at the same time, durable materials should be used in the roof structure. Also, the design of this roof must take into account wind loads, and withstand a lot of snow. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account the intensity of snowfall in your area.
Roof types
Considering all these factors, you can choose from two types of awnings:
- Free-standing canopies are structures that are equipped with their own supports. In this case, the roof of the porch simply joins with the house, and is not part of it.
- Attached awnings, unlike the previous type, are built as an integral part of the house. Canopies of this type are characterized by the design of the roof over the porch, which partially continues the roof of the building itself.
According to the peculiarities of the location of the roof, the roofs are divided into flat and sloping (single-pitched and gable), and according to functionality - into functional and decorative.
Do-it-yourself polycarbonate roof
One of the easy-to-build options for roofing over a porch is a polycarbonate roof.
The use of 6mm polycarbonate sheets makes it possible to make a light and reliable roof, in addition, the wide range of colors of industrial polycarbonate gives you scope for the design of your roof.
Making such a roof is quite simple even if you do not have special skills.
For the construction we need:
- Welding machine
- Bulgarian, equipped with a cutting disc
- Drill
- screwdriver
- A set of painting tools for painting the roof frame
From the materials you will need a steel pipe with a diameter of about 25 mm, polycarbonate to cover the roof, self-tapping screws and fixing bolts to fix the roof frame to the wall, as well as paint for metal.
Manufacturing process kVaryshi above the porch made of polycarbonate on a metal frame is the following:
- Having determined the dimensions and design of our future roof, we begin to work with the pipe. To begin with, we cut off the vertical posts, leaving a margin sufficient to install the posts and fix them in the ground.
- After the vertical posts are ready, we cut off two crossbars so that after bending them along the required radius, the distance between their ends is equal to the distance between the posts.
- On the crossbars we make cuts that allow us to bend arcs of the corresponding curvature from them. After the pipes are bent, we grab these cuts by welding.
- Using welding, we connect the racks with the crossbars, and then we weld the two resulting arches, inserting pipe sections between them, the length of which is equal to the depth of our roof. The larger it is, the farther the roof over your porch protrudes forward from the wall of the building.
- The frame, assembled from two arches, is installed vertically. We fix the support posts into the ground with cement, and attach them to the wall of the building using the most suitable fasteners. It is optimal if the frame is fixed to the wall with anchor bolts.
- We lay polycarbonate sheets on top of the arcs of the frame, which will form the roof.We fix the polycarbonate to the arcs using self-tapping screws.
- At the junction of the facade wall of the house with a polycarbonate roof, we lay a plastic or aluminum flashing. Additional sealing of the junction using silicone allows you to completely eliminate leaks above the entrance to the house.
- The final stage of the construction of the roof is the color of the frame with metal paint. If you want to use a spray gun for painting, then it is better to paint before fixing the polycarbonate.
Naturally, a polycarbonate roof is not the only option for arranging a canopy over the porch. For roofing material, it can be used as a roof of the roof of the house itself (slate, metal tiles, ondulin), as well as materials such as treated wood and even reeds. If you need a small visor, then it can be made entirely of metal.
Such a roof over the porch will not only protect against rain and snow, but will also decorate your home. Especially if you make it yourself.
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