Small Peaked Roof Over A Door

So with my lowes creative ideas blogging opportunity for june we are going to add a cover over this door.

Small peaked roof over a door.

Then i picked a random spot and used my level to draw a vertical line 2. So i used my level to draw a horizontal line 1. For more details on installing shingles check out this article. He likes to protect doors from the elements and they definitely do last longer when protected from the weather.

And finally i measured over 12 inches and drew another vertical line using the level 3. My daddy is one who loves to put a roof over a doorway like this. I do not think you can get them premade as they have to be built in as part of the structure of the wall or roof over the door frame. The plywood goes on first and it needs to extend 1 inch over the sides and front.

Lift the remaining roof width lumber onto the wall 12 inches above the door frame and center lumber over the door so there is 1 foot of wood on each side of the frame. Now that your roof is fully installed you need to put in the final fascia trim over the top drip edge against the siding. It is a small peaked roof canopy shaped thing which sticks out from the side of the house or from the roof just above the door. Put the roof on.

Match the shingles with your main roof using asphalt shingles and then cutting small pieces for the roof cap. Pitch is simply the number of inches that the height of the roof rises in a 12 inch span. For the peak cut a solid strip from one of your shingle pieces and install it folded over the peak.