Deck Over Sloped Roof

Building a rooftop deck preparation.

Deck over sloped roof.

Drip edge protects the corner. Building a deck on a sloped roof. These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure. Gable roof the most common type of deck roof the gable roof forms a triangular shape.

Tie your existing deck posts into the roof by extending your corner posts with the 4 by 4 lumber. Seal the drip edge. 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. Before installing a roof deck you must be certain the roof is stable and weatherproofed.

My plan is to open up the roof and sit a couple of 4x4 posts on top of the outside wall. Building a deck over a flat roof is very similar to building a deck over a concrete patio. Building a deck above a porch roof allows for sheltered space below and views from above. Comments for building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.

That means water will pool somewhere over such a large surface. 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. 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. There is not much you can do about the slope of the roof surface.

There are three types of roofs that you ll find over a deck. Guide a knife along it to trim the excess rubber. How to build a deck above a slope roof step 1. The roof must be.

Hire a reputable builder to handle the design of your roof deck. They are merely placed on top of another structure. 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. Shed gable and hip.

By john fenton n b canada i want to build a deck on a sloped roof. Without any slope you are going to have to entirely rely on the integrity of the epdm to protect your roof. First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot. Aluminum drip edge over the corner of the roof.

Many contractors who offer. How do i flash between post and roof. The roof deck should be properly flashed with a. Use uncured epdm tape to cover the nails and seal the drip edge to the roof.

Onto the board below. Obtain the requirements for a deck above a sloped roof from your jurisdiction s permits office. Shed roof a single sloping surface that starts at the exterior house wall and ends at support posts.