Use a tape measure to check the length and width.
Building a wood patio cover.
Therefore select the location and level the surface with attention.
The patio area to be covered is fairly large 24 x12 so spanning it became the major obstacle.
The new patio cover will be built using western red cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use pressure treated pine redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio.
Make sure you remove the vegetation layer and even out the surface.
The first step of the project is to layout the patio cover posts.
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Measure your patio and determine how high the patio cover will be.
The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing.
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Here s a youtube video that will provide you with detailed visual instructions on how to build a patio cover.
The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements.
These detailed patio cover plans also show you how to build a wooden deck over an existing concrete slab.
Install post mounts in each corner of the patio.
Use batter boards and string to layout the location of the legs.
The two choices were to run 12 beams and then get 24 engineered trusses to cover the span or run 24 beams and run 12 2x8 s to span the 10 gap.
Cut the corner posts to.