How To Attach A Roof To A Brick Wall

Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.

How to attach a roof to a brick wall.

The wall has many windows. Flat roof and flashing against brick wall install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material. Attaching wood framing members to a brick wall is tricky especially if the framing will support any load as it does when a roof intersects the wall. Where the brick is a veneer over a.

The positioning of your rafters will depend on the pitch of the porch roof. I was told that the brick is a softer brick when it was laid. Walls that are constructed of concrete block that need to be covered with a roof will require the use of a ledger. A ledger is a horizontal board that is attached to the top of the the wall.

Metal roof flashing can be use to seal gaps between roof walls. 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. It is commonly used in two story and side split houses. 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.

If the roof runs flat up against the brick wall you must install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof material if it is metal. The ledger is needed to properly attach the perpendicular roof trusses to the top of the structure. Attaching a wood roof to a cinder block building is difficult but possible. 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.

However the do it yourselfer can attach a wooden roof to cinder block with little or no training in one to two days depending on the size and scope of the project. If you decide on a shallow pitch porch roof use 2 by 6 foot rafters. Failure to create an attachment point will result in roof failure especially in high winds. These kinds of houses often have a roof that butts against a wall.

Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house. Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate.