Tin Roof Patio Cover Plans

This new patio cover roof plan replaces the ledger board that you might attach to existing fascia with a 4x6 beam supported by 4x6 posts.

Tin roof patio cover plans.

Tin roof just like any other metal roofs has many benefits. These plans are not intended to replace engineered working drawings. Corrugated metal roofing is lightweight and affordable and these free plans with show you how to build a patio cover with the roofing material. This meant the patio cover could start at the edge of the house s roof at a height of eight feet and slope down to seven feet leaving a clearance of more than six and a half feet between the lowest part of the frame s headers and the ground at its outer edge.

Metal roof patio cover plans. These patio cover plans will show you how to tie in the roof with the existing house roof line to create a seamless look. Using corrugated metal also allows me to reduce the degree of slope or roof pitch needed to a mere 10 percent or a 1 to 10 pitch. Therefore you can use any materials for the roof including the tin roof.

The aim of building a freestanding patio cover is to protect you from the rain and the glare of the sun. When the 4x6 beam is in place and supported by the 4x6 posts the existing roof does not carry any of the weight of the new patio cover roof. Tin roofs are more durable than wooden and plastic roofs.