DIY Patio Roof Build 

Hey guys! Thanks for all of the feedback. I'd like to clear a few things up. Every piece of wood was installed using a metal tie. On the rafters I used Galvanized Gusset Angles which are extremely strong. Yes a true rafter hanger would be a bit stronger but these will work just fine. I also mention that I will be lag screwing the ledger to the joists. The ends of the rafters were tied to the beam using hurricane ties. This was done the following day. I was in a rush to dry it in before the rain and didn't have time to film every detail. These are VLOGS and are not meant to be HOW-TO videos or to teach people building code. If you are so worried about people sticking exactly to your local codes you should start a RU-vid channel to educate the rest of us. They ARE however, meant to inspire people to get out there and build some stuff! The roof is extremely strong and rigid and I am completely happy with how it turned out. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing your build with us. This is insightful. I'm planning to build a cover over our patio soon and this helped. Thanks!

Looks great! Really excited for you

Man your house is looking really good it is such an inspiration thanks for the videos

Really great work and the video itself as well. 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My husband is as handy as you. You guys rock! 😍

I love watching your shows you guys are good

haha love the end of the video. For some odd reason most my jobs I tend to damage those lights

I appreciate your video thanks 🙏

Nice covered porch! I like the metal roofs that people are putting on the porches, they really bring a nice look to the project. I am going to be doing this to my house too but it is brick one story so I will be tying into the existing roof. Nice to have a covering for sun and rain huh

Nice build. Loved the nailercam :)

GOOD JOB!!

Nice work 👏 👍

Really nice 👍

I dig it good job, i like it..

cool 😎

Omg bolt that ledger board in and use metal ties on those rafters before that thing takes flight.

amazing video! thanks a bunch for sharing!!

Good job

I've really enjoyed your videos. It's given me much hope, and made me realize that my plans, hopes and dreams are realistic.

Nice

Are you going to post another video on finishing the covered patio? Very interested in doing the same type of build. Awesome job.

No flashing for the ledger... don’t do this people

Grasias por compartir

This is what I'm planing to do on my patio also. I was concerned if the 4x6 beam will stay straight an my roof will have a lower pitch so I will probably use rubber on the roof. Is the beam PTY?

What kind of nailer and nail size were u using for ur roof sheathing? Nice build by the way

Great video. Thanks! Was wondering the size of your piato, and the the height where you put the ledge. If I may, last the height of the three beams (posts).

How did you figure out what pitch to make your rafters when you had already set up your posts?

I love watching you work! Great job on this roof! You are amazing working alone so much ❤️. But I'm not finding the next video of this project. Can anyone help me by providing the link?

great

How did you flash the deck to the hardy? Super curious

what were the dimensions again? and how far apart were ur posts? and were they 2x6 rafters?

should screw or bolt that ledger in & add some galv hangers for under the rafters, wont take much wind to rip that side off the wall for the sake of 50 bucks

Nice project!!!!How much did you spend on materials?

Good video, just more shots of how you attached the ledger to the house and joists to the ledger please. That’s the most important connection

PPE FTW

Great video! 99% of people will not see this, but still, whoever sees this, have a great day and stay safe. You people are the best 🙏

Nice job

I find these videos are all missing informations on the most complex steps, why do we see you cut off the wall all the way through and then woops the ledger is already there..

how do you properly flash the ledger board to the house? I missed that and that is the piece I'm really looking for so I can DIY

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Thank you, I will build by myself!!!

I don't understand why cut with the Circular Saw. Why didn't you remove the entire border? 2 inches more would look better.

Nice build! How do you find the studs in your house under the siding? To attach the long piece of wood

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ledger board held with nails??does it suppose to be lag bolts

Hey man. Great job. How big is you pattion

I hope you dont plan to call for an inspection. They ledger must be bolted to the houses rim joist with lag bolts. And those posts are load bearing and should have been fastened directly to the concrete pillar footers

Your home looks beautiful, we are starting to build our home and just a little nervous we have a budget of 80,000 however we are going all the labor

This is inspirational, but I just have one concern: did you secure the ledger with nails? Aren't you supposed to bolt it into the studs behind the siding? This is a lay person's question.

I'm pretty concerned about the tie-in of the roof underlayment with the Tyvek on the wall. It may be that you didn't focus on that detail for the video so we didn't see that element, but there are few things more important to the longevity of your new roof than this connection.

Why notch the rafters? How do you know how much to notch the rafters?

What length were your rafters? 12 ft or longer?

Thought u were going to remove the full house at the start of this video

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Hello... Questions....what was your joist size? 2x8 or 2x10? And the spacing was 16"...? Maybe a bit overkill... Thank you sir.

should have went a couple more feet out and did new footers. Tying it into that deck isn't structural and what are you going to do when the deck needs replaced?

An you explain the angle cut on rafters

Did you flash the ledger? If so, did you put the metal flashing under the shingles? Its the only thing I dont know how to do....

How far apart are the beans ? Is there a code

Just a question do you use plywood clips on roof sheeting?

Why did you attach one rafter to the inside of the ledger and the last one to the outside?

Hola. Por k ami seme parte la madera cuando pongo el clavo

How did you get the blocking in between rafters? I could use some help. Tia

Z Flashing and joist hangers anything else he missed ? Ill be adding a roof to my porch but my home is brick how would I get the ledger board into the studs of the house thru the brick ?

How did you get the angle on the rapture facing the ledger and what was the height difference from the front and back.

All of that weight is being held by just nails to the house face? Hope it stays!

Never seen anybody sheet a roof from the top down.

What's the reflective material under the roof?

Nice job. Don’t you need you need to use joist hangers on the house side of the rafters? (To hold heavy load like snow) One more thing: I bought a house, and a patio was added by previous owner without permit. I had to remove ceiling of patio, expose rafters, and add hurricane strips to keep patio from being lifted with strong updrafts. You may want to add hurricane strips before you place ceiling.

Can't believe you didn't use hangar ties, I WOULDN'T GET UNDER THAT!

Great stuff. Only thing I gotta say is it's said hi taa not hii thh. Height... lol. Sorry. Lol. But very informative video. Great job.

How much do you spend $$?

Does your county require a permit for that build ?

Do you get any snow around there??

What does the blocking do?

Not sure if you are trying to save money or just cutting shorts, but I’m really concerned about not using lag bolts, nor using the right hangers. Amongst other details. Hope this cover is still in place. Good luck

I sure hope others DO NOT use this video for anything other than design inspiration at best. This build would definitely NOT pass code. I hope he heads the warnings of others here and corrects his dangerous mistakes.

Where is the finished look? 👀

Yikes, so many things not up to code or hastily built. Nails on a ledger is nuts. Put some galvanized lag bolts with the correct spacing. Get some rafter hangers as well. You should have added some ledger tape and ledger flashing to prevent rot from rain.

How much did this cost you? All pine?

Well you had me until you started piece milling the rafters at end....smh

Bruh! No flashing where the beam meets the house?!

Was that a Quake reference?

What lumber u use for blocking? How u fasten them also?

Where’s part 2 dude?

U start sheathing from the top? Thought u started from bottom

Can you send me a copy of your house plans

Would not pass code

What the heck

looking tired bro

Never seen someone so disinterested in a video get 250k views. Impressive tbh

A lot of measuring and cutting but not explaining what you're doing

No flashing??? It will rot your wood.... 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Lol... I wouldn't buy it!

Plenty of time/footage showing things everyone could figure out or do. Nothing on important details on things like how or what kind of flashing you put on the top of the ledger board to wall connection. 9 months old an no indication of a follow up video?

You pretty much did every step wrong.

Pessimo lavoro. Voti invece che chiodi, osb invece che perlinato e poi senza tegole...

Not here to hurt any feelings..... But seriously your build has many red flags from the start of your build. You ignored the engineering, planning of this type of job. I cringed watching you build this patio roof. You are definitely putting you and your family at risk of injury or even worst. DIY people need to realize that watching videos on the internet or tv don’t make you a competent carpenter to take on a job such as this, there is way more to it. Just because you see someone else do it in a way that seem right, it might not work for the application of your job. Every job is different, it might seem the same but it’s not. Do your homework people!