I was told that the brick is a softer brick when it was laid.
Porch roof at brick house detail.
The opposite side of the porch roof will be supported by a header beam that is installed parallel to the house on top of 6x6 support posts.
Fastening to masonry walls.
Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.
When building a porch roof an important goal to have is to make sure the columns are square to the house and the floor.
Per foot this is called a 5 12 slope and extended 18 in.
All concrete shall be a minimum 2500 psi 4.
Grout shall be concrete or type m or s mortar 5.
I have a soft brick veneer covering my 2 story house in the northeast us built 1997.
Maybe this is a good time to tell about brick front porch designs.
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When the roof of an addition garage porch or patio meets a brick wall the intersection creates a number of concerns.
If you are tying the roof directly to a house wall you can install a ledger board with flashing and install rafter ties to attach the rafters at the appropriate angles or use engineered trusses.
Railings and balusters in some cases the main cladding of the house brick shingles clapboards extended to the porch balustrade wrapping the porch in a solid lower shield.
On this particular project we reused the old header and due to it s length installed it on columns in sections as depicted below.
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Your roof may vary from this and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well.
Perhaps the following data that we have add as well you need.
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On most two story houses you won t have to worry about tying into the roof but you may have to situate the porch carefully to avoid covering a window.
Max height of column shall be 10.
The house roof sloped 5 in.
Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face.
I would like to build a front porch all across the front of my house simple shed roof with perpendicular gable in center over door.
The wall has many windows.
All construction shall comply with the international residential code 2.
Bottom of footing shall be a minimum of 12 below undisturbed soil 3.