Free Standing Building A Patio Cover

This structure is heavy duty and it features a roof with a 5 degree slope but please follow the building codes.

Free standing building a patio cover. The free standing patio cover style is great for those open areas away from the home like outdoor kitchens and bbq areas pool decks wet bars and most any. This step by step woodworking project is about how to build a patio cover free diy plans. City and suburban backyards are often small and open to the neighbor s view but this idea will provide you with an attractive covered outdoor space. When you are building a patio cover off of an existing roof or wall you must take all of your measurements from the point at which the patio roof will attach to the existing structure not the outside of the slab.

I had a lot of fun designing this covered patio structure because if you are like me you appreciate some shade during the hot summer days. It requires at least intermediate carpentry skills. The posts will be attached to the slab using. If you are a complete novice at carpentry you had better get someone that has more experience in carpentry to help you.

The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements. Before building a freestanding patio cover you have to prepare the materials needed. Building a freestanding patio cover is not that hard but it is not that easy either. Building a patio cover a free standing example.

If you are going to attach it to the edge of the roof of your home then it will need to be lower than the gutters of the home s roof. 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. Free standing patio covers are great for adding shade to any area that does not attach directly to a home or building and can be installed with either a solid lattice or combo style roof. The patio cover can be any height you want if you are going to make a free standing structure but at least 7 ft 2 1 m is a good standard height.