Thanks for all the kind words guys... It doesn't feel like work when you get to build things for your own use You are right, as it is only a 2/12 (it's actually called slope not pitch)... That's why I am ice guarding / water shield the whole roof. I couldn't put any more slope in it or we wouldn't have been able to see the back tree line out of our kitchen window or sliding door. That was important to me. Ice guarding the whole thing will be pricey but I am willing to pay the price to see the back tree line.
Good call on the ice guard. I once did a smaller version of what you have there and later wished I had. It was early in my moonlighting career. BTW, you're right, those headlok screws are the bomb. I use them on tons of stuff. Pricey but awesome.
Been slow bringing an update, time has just been flying by... Here I am with the ice guard and felt laid. Ironic that it rained.... Here the drip edge and fascia is installed as well as the F channel and soffit. All are aluminum. The second photo, I actually changed that sofffit end cap out as i did not like the way I did it in that photo. I broke coil stock (my father in law has a break) to box in my soffit so I did not have any dead space for insects or animals to get into, it was broke to box in the soffit as well as act as flashing. This runs the whole length of the slope. Me eyeing up 6 square of shingles that need carried up the ladder. This photo shows the shingles about 75% done. I never did take a photo when I was done as it was to dark for the phones flash. I used a lot of roof caulking where the two roofs met as well as down the flashing over at the soffit. I probably went overboard with the caulking... Next was cutting and putting down the 2X4 bottom plate and framing the screen door openings. I used tapcons to secure the bottom plates. Counter sunk with the aid of a 3/4" spade bit. I then disassembled the screen doors, then painted them. I then reassembled the doors, and hung them. I also installed the door knobs and hook locks on them. And here is where I am stuck waiting on special order screen. I did not want to attach any thing to my house that sat on concrete so this is what I came up with to have "nailers" for my screen against the house. It is screwed to the top and bottom 2x4s but not the house. The other end was much simpler as the top just went between the two girders and the bottom was screwed to the bottom plate. Other than the screen I am waiting on, I have some more coil stock to break and install but I am not doing that until after the screen comes in and gets installed. I still have to install the gutter and down spout. Waiting on a hand to install the gutter though, it's to much to handle with just one person.
Great job, Scott! Not sure of the room that is off has a skylight .... if not, you would be surprised how much light you get back inside that room with a skylight or two ...
Looks great, Scott. We just finished up the soffit and fascia on our deck roof, but didn't have access to a break so we couldn't use coil stock on the on the ends. We had to piece with the existing fascia material. Turned out good, but seeing your solid piece really makes me wish I could have used coil.
OK, so I finally got my screen... I am using the Screen Tight System to screen the patio in. It is a lot of work (doesn't look like it, but trust me) but made a very nice finished product. I had never used or saw this before, I decided to take my chances and give it a try. The Screen tight material. It is a grooved channel with a snap on cap. 29 sticks of channel and 29 sticks of cap. I needed a lot of spline for the screen so I bought the bulk bucket. The channel attached to my framing. View of channel down the wall. A photo of the screen splined in on the top side before I splined in the other three sides. First section complete. Couple completed views. I have left; Install gutter and downspout, break and cut some coil for the rafter end, rip down 2x4s to make some door stops for the screen doors and install landscape timbers around the patio and fill with top soil. Then I am done???
Hope it helps you on yours, as taking all of these photos and updating this thread was a project all on its own...
It does help and I really appreciate you sharing with us. I've been around limited amounts of projects like this, but I'm a quick study and learn a ton from guys like you that know what you are doing and take the time to share. Thanks again!
Looks very nice. Question: What if a heavy rain gets water through the screen. Will it drain? Air dry? Squeegee out the door?
Good question, it will all run off to that outside corner, I have the concrete all sloped to that corner to keep water away from my homes foundation. I have two tapscons in each of the bottom plates aprox 10 inches in off of each 4x4. I would like to think the water would drain out on its own as those bottom 2X4s are about 7' each. I thought leaving all of the boards untapconed but on the ends would allow moderate to heavy water run out on its own, I know it would probably drain slowly like that though as you cannot see any gap between the concrete and the bottom plate, but water does not need much room at all to move through. If it does not, I do own a floor squeegee and I would have to push the water out of that corner through that screen door right there. I did however purchase pool and patio screen which is supposed to be very good at repelling water. Another positive for rain is the back of my home faces North. We rarely get rain from the North, however we get a lot of snow out of the North in the winter.
Nice Work Nice work man!!! What is concrete a yard up in Ohio?????? It is around $100-115 here in SE NC...
Then I am done??? Hahahahahahahaha, you own a home and you think you're done ????? You are just getting started, LOL !!!!!
