That's the to learn, when you are humble enough to explain with head high. Don't be embarrassed by your mistakes. At list others will learn. Very good my friend. Keeping doing the way you do it. I'm learn to do right, by someone understands they mistakes. God bless.
Drip edge, osb, and tar paper is for shingled roofs. With a tin roof, you just need purlins attached to the rafters, then secure the tin to the purlins. You wasted a lot of money on unnecessary materials.
If I’m building a roof for a 10x24 deck and am planning on using tin or metal roofing what all would I need? I keep trying to figure it out but keep going in circles
Thank you for the first tutorial I have found that actually fits into a small budget! We want to do something very similar for our outdoor area, you have given us the confidence to give it a go!
Nice work- looks great! Getting ready to build a 12'x20' patio cover- what would you suggest for post spacing. I noticed you have an 8ft spread on one end and a 12ft on the other. What would you suggest for 20 foot section? Again- good job. Just thought I'd ask.
Definitely not a builder so I can’t help you on spacing but I can tell you one thing I’d do different is use 2x6 for all the rafters because like all the comments say it DOES sag lol. And then use gussets everywhere you can, they make an enormous difference when it comes to over all strength
Love this! live in the northeast Texas. Hired a local handyman back in 2009 to build something similar, in my it was a simple DIY patio cover inside the corner where the roof had not been extended over the back door. Very similar design, but mine only consisted of the bare bones wood structure only. He constructed an utter piece of junk for me, I know he charged me way too much, ( Over a thousand, between 1.5 and 3, but I don't remember). I was disgusted when he finished, then asked me for more money to put the felt tar, flash and metal cover on. I knew I had been taken advantage of, so I said no and decided to accept the basic as a loss. I did not know DIY back then. I ended up having to demolish it. Watching you build this, all I kept thinking about was how difficult it would be to find anyone charging anything to come anywhere near the thought and professionalism that you have put into your work building that.
Nice job. same project I plan to do and keep free standing, no attachment to house. Appreciate your ambition to tackle this project without guide plans which I have done before to build my 10 x 12 shed. The rafters and double door build were the more challenging yet rewarding tasks. Amazing how focus and creativity work hand in hand. Thanks for the explanatory video.
It's 2024 of March, and this has been very informative. Thank you. Now if you can come over to Tacoma and help, it would be super duper very informative. Haha. Thanks
Did I miss the part where you showed digging the hole you built a concrete piling out of to drill the hole for the mounting hardware at the very start? How deep is the hole? Did you use concrete?
it looks well constructed but im wondering if you added anything to the sides to keep the rain out? I would think any amount of wind would carry the rain in from the sides..
The plan is to run the 110 down to an outlet so that we can plug the hanging lights into it and run them off the switch. Just haven’t gotten to that yet… just a guy😂
Normally rafters extend over the top of the front beam and are attached with hurricaine ties, not joist hangers on the face of the front beam. 2x4 rafters should not be longer than 8 feet also, they will start to sag later on.
Not trying to be a jerk, but Ive been a GC for 22 years. Its best to remove your siding at the band board area on the house, flash it properly. Also, you just need one 2x 8 for that. Just sayin. Thnx
You mean tuck the piece of metal flashing beneath the siding rather than just nail it into my plastic siding in such a way that it will leak? Bro you’re making wayy too much sense. 😂 although I think my biggest concern based off of comments (and the way it has sagged a couple inches over time), is the 2x4 rafters. Gonna change some stuff around with this patio cover over this next summer be on the lookout for that video. Thanks for the comment
Hoping you don't see much wind in your area. My biggest concern is where it lands. You've built a sail out of lumber and it's only a matter of time before it separates from those anchors. Hopefully won't damage your house or any of the neighbors.
Thank you for making this video. I'm similar in trying to figure things out on my own, so I appreciate the intelligence of a 'self taught' do it yourself-er. The comments that are critiquing this, well, that's how you learn! It won't be perfect and you may use stuff you don't need, but now you know for anytime in the future 😊 everyone is so afraid of not being perfect. Safety is crucial, but I enjoy seeing people figure things out. I would have tumbled off the top trying to film, lol.
You weren’t kidding about “winging it” 🤣 Great job though man. I’m in the same boat. I want build a nice freestanding patio cover like you did. Not a contractor, architect or anything like that but I like to try to DIY when and where I can around the house. Again, good work!
Read the comments! A lot of people had some good tips and things I should have done. 2 major things, first, I should have used at LEAST 2x6s for the rafters. Second, the rafters shouldn’t be held up by the brackets, instead they should have notches cut into the ends so that they sit ON TOP of the end board that all the brackets are screwed to (I obviously don’t know what I’m talking about 😂) this way they are mechanically resting on the board rather than relying on the screws and the thin bracket to hold it up. Hope that makes sense watch videos of how professionals do rafters and that will give you a good idea of what to do differently.
Can you use deck screws in the joist hangers instead of the G nails? Would it be better to use pressure treated wood for everything since it is outside?
Nice job man yours is the only video that is relevant to my particular patio setup so I’ll be using this for sure. My patio is also a bit steeply sloped for drainage ( walkout on a former swamp lol). So just to be clear, you calculated the angle required to mount the rafters to the top and then the same parallel angled cut at the other end to the rafters to join in at the bottom? I couldn’t tell from the video of the bottom end of the rafters weee cut on an angle.
Nice. I like that it isn't really attached to the house. Is a gutter in this patio cover's future...you don't want to dump extra water in your neighbor's yard.
All homes built beside each other slope to a concave slope between the homes and then to the front or rear away from the homes dumbbassssss. Also, I promise I will send your wife home by Monday. She just can't stand spending the weekends suffering with you. Leave the young guy along.
Nice work! I like the idea of using posts on the wall side too instead of fixing the entire cover on the wall. Just wondering how you firmly mount the two wooden support pieces on your posts at the wall side to the wall, for example, where exactly to mount them on the wall to ensure they are secured and how?
Ok thank you. Just build one for my sister. Her roof was 9 feet. So I figured I'd measure my post at 8 feet to drop the roof down. The fram was a success. Thank you got good results.
You've done a good job im going to be doing mine now thanks to you Mine will be 12mtrs long x 3mtrs wide Wish me luck and thankyou for making me feel like even a woman can do this
For a non-carpenter that is a really good job. The only constructive criticism I would offer is I wish you would have used some better wood for rafters and decking to give the roof a nicer aesthetic appearance from beneath
hey mate, good job! here in the UK we call this "back of a fag packet plan" for the rest of the world- "this techinal drawing was made quickley and mid prodject using the free paper inside a cigarette carton". I'm a non smoker by-the-way, it just what it's called. I think you learned a lot doing this, if you stared over, you'd put the joists on top rarther then in hangers?
It’s very hard to understand for someone who’s never done this. For instance, what kind of tools do we need? My patio is on a slant. Actually it’s starts above a stair then the long two by fours will be at the bottom. I need better step by step.
Rube Goldberg. "Flashing" Try 'drip edge'. Really relying on those teco fasteners to hold your weight up there. And 2x4's for that span is not enough. It will sag.
Nah the drip edge and roof slope keeps water from falling off the sides too much and by the time it gets to the end it just falls right into the bark dust. No big deal idk where I’d route the gutter anyway so… No gutter!
The honesty in this video is probably a good teaching tool for a lot of viewers. Such a good video!
Nice job! You have a very nice set up there. The patio, the garden and the baby. Once again nice job. Hope your family enjoys it!
That's the to learn, when you are humble enough to explain with head high. Don't be embarrassed by your mistakes. At list others will learn. Very good my friend. Keeping doing the way you do it. I'm learn to do right, by someone understands they mistakes. God bless.
Drip edge, osb, and tar paper is for shingled roofs. With a tin roof, you just need purlins attached to the rafters, then secure the tin to the purlins. You wasted a lot of money on unnecessary materials.
If I’m building a roof for a 10x24 deck and am planning on using tin or metal roofing what all would I need? I keep trying to figure it out but keep going in circles
Thank you for the first tutorial I have found that actually fits into a small budget! We want to do something very similar for our outdoor area, you have given us the confidence to give it a go!
Use 2x6 rafters. Few extra bucks but that’s the way it shoulda been done
I did something similar. My biggest mistake was using 2x4s for rafters. They were too weak. Gotta use at least 2x6.
Uh yeah
Length of roof? Rafter spacing? Wonder if that’s why it works for some and not others.
@@NameTaken_86 yeah my roof was way too big. I think it was at least 16 feet
@@SanDiego_VDubLife okay. I’m thinking of building a 8x8 roof with polyvinyl roofing and I’m hoping 2x4 will worl
@@NameTaken_86 yeah 8 feet should be fine. And they come precut at 8 Dr so you should be fine especially with such a light roof
your dog is eating powder.. lol
Nice work- looks great! Getting ready to build a 12'x20' patio cover- what would you suggest for post spacing. I noticed you have an 8ft spread on one end and a 12ft on the other. What would you suggest for 20 foot section? Again- good job. Just thought I'd ask.
Definitely not a builder so I can’t help you on spacing but I can tell you one thing I’d do different is use 2x6 for all the rafters because like all the comments say it DOES sag lol. And then use gussets everywhere you can, they make an enormous difference when it comes to over all strength
Love this! live in the northeast Texas. Hired a local handyman back in 2009 to build something similar, in my it was a simple DIY patio cover inside the corner where the roof had not been extended over the back door. Very similar design, but mine only consisted of the bare bones wood structure only. He constructed an utter piece of junk for me, I know he charged me way too much, ( Over a thousand, between 1.5 and 3, but I don't remember). I was disgusted when he finished, then asked me for more money to put the felt tar, flash and metal cover on. I knew I had been taken advantage of, so I said no and decided to accept the basic as a loss. I did not know DIY back then. I ended up having to demolish it.
Watching you build this, all I kept thinking about was how difficult it would be to find anyone charging anything to come anywhere near the thought and professionalism that you have put into your work building that.
How fu*ked am I if I decided to attempt and complete a freestanding build similar to this WITHOUT a permit?
Depends on your area but in mine, you don’t need a permit if it’s not attached to the house.
Attaching to the home is when you’d need a permit in most places. In Washington as long as it’s not attached or more than 12 ft tall.
Nice job. same project I plan to do and keep free standing, no attachment to house. Appreciate your ambition to tackle this project without guide plans which I have done before to build my 10 x 12 shed. The rafters and double door build were the more challenging yet rewarding tasks. Amazing how focus and creativity work hand in hand. Thanks for the explanatory video.
Not all the PNW gets rain. West of the cascades, yes, east of the Cascades, it’s often dry.
It's 2024 of March, and this has been very informative. Thank you. Now if you can come over to Tacoma and help, it would be super duper very informative. Haha. Thanks
2x4 too spall for span
Spacing is inconsistent and exceeds 24"
No bridging
Light is now useless
Awesome video! This gave me the upmost confidence to start a new project to add to entertain guest.
Use 2x6 rafters! Thanks for watching!
Did I miss the part where you showed digging the hole you built a concrete piling out of to drill the hole for the mounting hardware at the very start? How deep is the hole? Did you use concrete?
it looks well constructed but im wondering if you added anything to the sides to keep the rain out? I would think any amount of wind would carry the rain in from the sides..
Shouldn’t you have gone above the light?
Lol lack of planning, but he is just a guy.
The plan is to run the 110 down to an outlet so that we can plug the hanging lights into it and run them off the switch. Just haven’t gotten to that yet… just a guy😂
Is it attached to the building? I want to build one but my HOA say it can't be attached to the building.
@@dezpang3257 step one move out of HOA step two do whatever the F you want😂
@@dezpang3257mount it on piers
Thank you! I'm no longer scared to start this thing anymore.
Your bench needs a support under the middle
Nice video… I would just cover the oof with either the clearish wavy sheets.. or .. just the wavy metal roof
You have thought out everything. I live in Western Washington, the good ol PNW. I have been thinking of the same patio cover over my patio.
Normally rafters extend over the top of the front beam and are attached with hurricaine ties, not joist hangers on the face of the front beam. 2x4 rafters should not be longer than 8 feet also, they will start to sag later on.
3 min in and I'm excited to see how the BBQ sauce packet plays into this.
It’s absolutely crucial that you have bbq sauce handy when attempting this project. Failure to do so will likely result in disaster
Man. you spin, zoom in & out, move the camera too much. Dizzy Dizzy!!!
Doggo was eating the concrete dust 😂
Whats up with the 26 second marker subliminal clip of you?
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Not trying to be a jerk, but Ive been a GC for 22 years. Its best to remove your siding at the band board area on the house, flash it properly. Also, you just need one 2x 8 for that. Just sayin. Thnx
You mean tuck the piece of metal flashing beneath the siding rather than just nail it into my plastic siding in such a way that it will leak? Bro you’re making wayy too much sense. 😂 although I think my biggest concern based off of comments (and the way it has sagged a couple inches over time), is the 2x4 rafters. Gonna change some stuff around with this patio cover over this next summer be on the lookout for that video. Thanks for the comment
What a cozy backyard! 😊 so cool.
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Great Vid Bro! Enjoyed it like watching a Jedi movie
Can you run over to my daughter’s house and build one for her.
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Good job. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Make sure to switch out flood lights to LEDs so they don't get too hot. 🔥
Hoping you don't see much wind in your area. My biggest concern is where it lands. You've built a sail out of lumber and it's only a matter of time before it separates from those anchors. Hopefully won't damage your house or any of the neighbors.
Oh yeah it will
Came looking for this comment everything else is fine but I’d of went to the edges of the ground and dug holes and concreted the posts
Didn’t he sonotube the ends?
How many feet did you put the cement for the posts?
Thank you for making this video. I'm similar in trying to figure things out on my own, so I appreciate the intelligence of a 'self taught' do it yourself-er. The comments that are critiquing this, well, that's how you learn! It won't be perfect and you may use stuff you don't need, but now you know for anytime in the future 😊 everyone is so afraid of not being perfect. Safety is crucial, but I enjoy seeing people figure things out. I would have tumbled off the top trying to film, lol.
Yall live in a beautiful area and have an amazing home.
Nice info. Our gazebo wants a tv. Needed a cover for ZeboZAP tv that strapped onto our post.
You weren’t kidding about “winging it” 🤣 Great job though man. I’m in the same boat. I want build a nice freestanding patio cover like you did. Not a contractor, architect or anything like that but I like to try to DIY when and where I can around the house. Again, good work!
Read the comments! A lot of people had some good tips and things I should have done. 2 major things, first, I should have used at LEAST 2x6s for the rafters. Second, the rafters shouldn’t be held up by the brackets, instead they should have notches cut into the ends so that they sit ON TOP of the end board that all the brackets are screwed to (I obviously don’t know what I’m talking about 😂) this way they are mechanically resting on the board rather than relying on the screws and the thin bracket to hold it up. Hope that makes sense watch videos of how professionals do rafters and that will give you a good idea of what to do differently.
Also it should have been done with nails instead of screws. There’s a reason houses are built with nails.
@@pnwvibe3123 I’ll definitely use a nail and nail gun
Hell yeah brother, good luck!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. It very much helped me in planning my patio cover.
Can you use deck screws in the joist hangers instead of the G nails? Would it be better to use pressure treated wood for everything since it is outside?
I stopped watching when I saw the Ryobi... naw im kidding. Lookin good, no kiddo helping ya out with them Ryobi's?
I’m a DIY guy and learn lots from others videos. I learned a great deal of nuances that I haven’t thought of before. Awesome work👊🏽
Very helpful and well explained, nice work and video, cheers!
Impressive, we are in the process of building our patio cover. Thanks for the great tips. Your patio cover is 💯 😍
What was the roofing panels you used called? I have my plans laid out and materials but im trying to find the right panels
Nice work sir. Thanks for sharing. Looking to do something similar here in the Detroit suburbs. Cheers!
Great patio cover, looks great. How do you seal the cover for the rain?
Thank you for sharing this video, very helpful and nice job.❤
Good job, BTW your metal is lapped backwards. Small side over big side
"You know it's right because I circled it." Love it, man; thanks for owning your minor mistakes; it will help me not make them!
Nice job man yours is the only video that is relevant to my particular patio setup so I’ll be using this for sure. My patio is also a bit steeply sloped for drainage ( walkout on a former swamp lol).
So just to be clear, you calculated the angle required to mount the rafters to the top and then the same parallel angled cut at the other end to the rafters to join in at the bottom? I couldn’t tell from the video of the bottom end of the rafters weee cut on an angle.
I'm doing something very similar, I will Notch out the post so it will lay on the post before I fasten....great DIY video thx for sharing
Great video do you have concerns about not using pressure treated wood? Will that be an issue?
Sorry I couldn’t watch this video because the motion made me dizzy. Good luck to you
Looking to build a patio for my bbq island . Thanks great explanation
Nice build. How did you deal with these freaking HOA?
I'm in SW Portland. You want to help me with mine? I'd pay you $200 a day
Nice. I like that it isn't really attached to the house. Is a gutter in this patio cover's future...you don't want to dump extra water in your neighbor's yard.
This was really helpful, as someone who knows nothing and wants to accomplish something similar!
I think your dog was licking the cement dust. Hope the dog is ok.
What kind of 4x4s and what is up with the slots?
They are pressure treated 4x4s
Has your neighbor complained about the water runoff from your patio cover going into their yard yet?
All homes built beside each other slope to a concave slope between the homes and then to the front or rear away from the homes dumbbassssss. Also, I promise I will send your wife home by Monday. She just can't stand spending the weekends suffering with you. Leave the young guy along.
How did you secure the wood along that siding wall ?
Great job sir
Nice work! I like the idea of using posts on the wall side too instead of fixing the entire cover on the wall. Just wondering how you firmly mount the two wooden support pieces on your posts at the wall side to the wall, for example, where exactly to mount them on the wall to ensure they are secured and how?
You should have used 2x6 not 2x4s Snow load could bring the roof down.
Bow many feet did you cut the end post in simple measurements for the bottom slope?
I don’t remember I just literally eyeballed it. “That looks like rain will run off it. Good nuff”
Not home to measure for you.
Ok thank you. Just build one for my sister. Her roof was 9 feet. So I figured I'd measure my post at 8 feet to drop the roof down. The fram was a success. Thank you got good results.
I dont understand. I s it attached to the house or is it free standing?
Why he look like steve from blues clues?
..........don't move your camera around like that......🤢
Thank you it is very helpful. I am starting the same project next week.
Use 2x6 rafters!
You've done a good job im going to be doing mine now thanks to you
Mine will be 12mtrs long x 3mtrs wide
Wish me luck and thankyou for making me feel like even a woman can do this
For a non-carpenter that is a really good job. The only constructive criticism I would offer is I wish you would have used some better wood for rafters and decking to give the roof a nicer aesthetic appearance from beneath
How much does something like this cost?
with the angle of the patio, did you use adjustable rafter hangers?
How much did you spend on all supplies
hey mate, good job! here in the UK we call this "back of a fag packet plan" for the rest of the world- "this techinal drawing was made quickley and mid prodject using the free paper inside a cigarette carton". I'm a non smoker by-the-way, it just what it's called.
I think you learned a lot doing this, if you stared over, you'd put the joists on top rarther then in hangers?
And use 2x6s
Did I miss the part on installing posts?
It’s very hard to understand for someone who’s never done this. For instance, what kind of tools do we need? My patio is on a slant. Actually it’s starts above a stair then the long two by fours will be at the bottom. I need better step by step.
Hammer, power saw, screw gun, tape measure, square and pencil would build this.
Did you need a permit to build this?
You could use a metal grinder to cut the panels
ceiling fans....Hunter brand are the best.
Rube Goldberg. "Flashing" Try 'drip edge'. Really relying on those teco fasteners to hold your weight up there. And 2x4's for that span is not enough. It will sag.
You're right, 2x4s is definitely not enough minimum 2x6
Are you going to add gutters?
Nah the drip edge and roof slope keeps water from falling off the sides too much and by the time it gets to the end it just falls right into the bark dust. No big deal idk where I’d route the gutter anyway so… No gutter!
When it rains I would think the aluminum roofing would be a little noisy. Can shingles be used instead?
Yes I like the sound of the rain on the roof but shingles can be used for a little more money and effort
Should 2x4 really go that long out. It's only a few pennies for 2x6.
Use 2x6s 100%
When the 2x4 is 1.5 inches wide 💀
For an amature I am impressed. You did a really great job and what a good teacher!!!
What size post are these? 4x4 or 6x6?
Asking we need permits or Dont need? Because i want do to my home? Pls let me know thanks.
It totally depends on where you live. Each county building department makes its own rules.
Great job! Looks really good.
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How detailed in your explanation on the steps.
Nice but the light is kind of useless
Dog was eating concrete dust
great video! and, very cute baby!