8 inches in this case.
How to attach awning to house roof.
Proceed to securing the awning in the brackets section.
Less than a minute.
On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below.
Attach the horizontal beam by using a nail gun.
Larger patio awnings may require permits or permission from the zoning board.
Tighten all three lag screws and proceed in the same fashion for the rest of the plates.
This allows most awning fasteners to puncture the concrete lap siding and sheathing and make contact with the studs.
Retractable awnings retract or unfurl in less than a minute by hand or automatically via remote control wall switch smartphone tablet timer or key switch.
Determine the beam size.
Awnings need approximately 6 to 12 inches of open heightwise wall or roof space to be installed.
Using a stud finder locate the full left to right width of the header and axial studs.
After that to make it flush with the roof of the existing house cut the two outer rafters.
If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate.
Securing the awning into the brackets.
Depending on the design of the awning their lower mounts will be approximately two to four inches beyond the edges of the window or door casement.
Work from the view back not from the house out.
These awnings only need one attachment to the house on the wall.
Now you can begin assembling the outer rafters and attaching the rafter beam to the edge of the roof of the house.
Choose a roof pitch 3 12 and roof structure 2x6 this places the new roof on top of the existing roof.
Smart awnings with sensors.
Patio cover attachments available for wall fascia or eave of roof roof top or freestanding.
Wall space needed for attaching.
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Retractable or fixed a lateral arm retractable awning will allow you to extend your awning without needing extra supports.
A small awning will generally not have these problems.