Looks great, however setting your posts in the ground with concrete is a big NO NO. That method is only used when building a fence. The issue, eventually the posts will rot out and now you have a problem because the entire structure is resting on the rotted supports. Better to pour your concrete footers, then set your posts on top with steel simpson strong tie bases. That keeps the posts elevated off the ground and they will last for most of our lifetimes.
not to mention that he used no joist supports or hangers that I seen in the video. that deck will start to fail within a few yrs just due to the load let alone the weather and water tread ...
Ridge beam to small? Collar ties missing? The header that spans the front appears to be spliced in the middle and a sag is appearing ? The angle braces help with front to back however not side to side? This is a homeowner saving money which is cool? But at least grab some plans or ask a contractor for advice even if he charges you to guide you to do it right! In 10 yrs or less cause of heat and moisture it gonna be a major safety issue! My dad said (custom home builder and I am a finish contractor) you can build (diy) & it will look like you built it! Hire someone who knows their stuff a Contractor!
@@zephyr1408 My problem is finding anyone who is reliable and does quality work. I just had to fire my contractor 4 days in. He spent 18.5 hours on the property in 4 days, did more damage than he fixed, did not pull permits or pour footers for the roof, he was going to attach the posts to 3-4" of concrete that he preformed and is about 1 1/2 ft. off the ground for about a 10 foot run, (because of slope against house) and was not even going to sure in the dirt in front of it to keep it from washing. AND he was going structurally attach an 8x30' roof to my manufactured home which is clearly against code. Now I have to hire someone to fix his mess!!! And you wouldn't believe the mess even if I showed you! I'm a 53 year old woman and could have done a much better job than that. I asked him before he started was he licensed and insured. He said he was. I found him through a recommendation. I've almost NEVER found a good contractor to do anything. I'm beyond frustrated and out $890 plus the cost of fixing his mess. I swear I'm considering doing it myself after the concrete and footers are poured. 🤔 LOL.
@@journeyoflight7412 I see I understand now. Unfortunately I hv no idea where you are? In my area you can actually check a contractor (like I am ) thru a state system using my license number. It shows any complaints, pending, solved, and my status ! I hv to pass an extensive test, and it’s mandatory I carry insurance specifically to cover issues like yours! I hv about 75,000 in tools, just renewed my license and insurance ($1000) my vehicle cost $37000 cash, and my shop cost approx 10-12 grand a yr to keep up. So when u find a guy who quotes you a good price be very very cautious! I often question my customers like you and if I can swing it cut them a break because the Lord I serve has been very kind to me! Here are some tips ! Watch some good videos on the subject of these types of builds ! Order a similar set of plans on line and use it to question a potential contractor! Ask if you could work with him (to assist) reducing your costs. Insist on permits and inspection and proof of to U ! Insist on a contract with a draw system! Something like once footing R in 1st draw 30%, then rough framing done, 30% , then all done & final inspection passed last draw 33% ! This way you are protected and in turn so is the contractor! Good luck! PS ask for references and photos if they hv them!!
Thanks. I'm building a roof over my 12×24 porch and you've given me some good ideas but i live on the coast so I'll have to beef it up a bit more for the wind loads. 😊 Thanks again!
Look great. Just make sure u check ur max span on the trip beam across front. With 3 2x10s u should be close I believe. And was that 2x4 rafters on the roof. If so the span was way to long for 2x4. . And what u did was called a ridge beam. Not ridge board. Ridge board design has collar ties and rafter ties spreading all weight evenly throughout all the way to rimjoists or ceiling joist. A ridge beam is a structural ridge which requires column or post support on both ends. . U should have ran another beam across house to support gable against house and the beam. Alot of times the gables on mobile homes is simply to add appeal. And if u opened it up u may find that its 2x4 rafters to a 1x4 ridge. Which is no where near worthy of holding that massive span of a roof with just a 2x4 gusset. .u may be ok since ur under sized rafters will not be as heavy and u fastened two rafters into house gable . And a ridge beam roof at that low pitch of 4, 12 , is going to have tremendous lateral force on your outside rim joists and 2 posts. . I would have ran rafters 2x6 and lowered my beams so I still matched up after shingles. And I would have ran rafters on the top of beams with seat cuts or birdmouth. And still used brackets as well. And tar paper under shingles. But all in all looks good. .and yes it is very hard to find videos for this gable roof extension for mobile home porch and roof
Awesome video. My husband and I are going to try to build a porch similar to this but it’s going to be in the back. We can only work on it on the weekends cause of my husband’s job.
Need some celiing joists to keep the walls from spreading apart at the top plate. All the weight of the roof and anything on the roof is on the side walls where the rafters land. The ridge board isn't structurally holding anything (nor should it) so bracing it up in the middle with those angle braces to the house and front beam was unnecessary. Looks good though.
Everything will one day…it’s been through numerous wind storms. Tornadoes, two cat 3+ hurricanes and still standing strong…thanks for the comment though…
That roof needs more support in the center. Running ceiling joists from outer beam to outer beam and tied to the roof truses would do a lot. Do you get snow or hail? Are the existing posts on the double wide weight bearing? Are they on their own footing? Building codes usually say not to use the walls of a manufactured home to be used for support as they are not supported by the outside walls, but instead by the steel beams and associated piers.
@@BackFortyTV No, I try not to get building permits but my neighbor is a state inspector so I get told a lot how I should have done it. Guess I wanted to pay that forward. I hope you weren't two offended to consider my questions and thoughts. Best wishes. That is a much better video then anything I could do. I do have lots of framing experience though (most from 56 - 62) years ago and did have a home inspection business. I'm getting ready to put an extension on my doublewide gable to cover my existing deck so I' m watching all the videos I can before I draw my plans. Your video was much better than the first two I watched.
Mike Finn not offended at all. Everyone has their own design and plans in mind. Thanks for watching and I always consider everything someone has to say. Never too old or smart to learn from others. Again, thanks for watching
@@BackFortyTV I rewatched parts of your video to see if I was being over-critical. I don't think so. Those white "posts" seem mostly decorative; they may have no solid foundation and they may not be solidly incorporated into the front wall. Downward force on the porch roof will exert a twisting force to the top of those decorative posts via the attached beams. Even though it appears you are supporting their weight with the posts in concrete, there is a lot of stress on the front wall of the existing house. And, the front of the house may only be supported by the floor joists extending from the steel beams, unless you have some piers under the front wall that are themselves on a good foundation. And it appears your header for the floor joists is also supported along its span only by posts at each end. The rest of the deck weight is on the front of the house. I'm not there and I'm not an engineer so I may just be blowing hot air. I do hope it is more structurally sound then it appears to me. If you don't get any snow load it will probably do fine. What does the home manufacturer say about the white posts? Are they tied in well and structurally sound?
How much you figure you spent on the whole porch? Thanks and looks beautiful. Amd juat wanna say thanks to your video the wife wants me to build one,,so thanks 😢
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, but how would you do this if you were tying the same roof to the side of an existing roof. In this case the gable wouldn't be continued. You'd have to build a gable off the existing roof. Makes sense?
I have the exact same mobile home, I am an electrician, not a carpenter. So gonna attempt this myself. Thanks for the video. Curious how much did it cost to build this ? Again I have the exact mobile home. Thanks !
We are buying a used doublewide that has a metal roof with gable... Can't find anyone who has instructions on how to do it... I am 62yrs old and have had 12 back surgeries. So it's going to be a challenge for me I know... But the ridge and the rafter angles is what I am not sure of...
Nice job. You are correct. I have looked for a while and cannot find how to install a gabled aluminum cover on my current deck. I have a small deck that I'd like to cover on the front of my gabled entrance. This was great though.
Great job ! I’m going to try to build my first porch I know it’s going to be hard for me but I have no one to help and my porch is pretty old and not going to last this winter. If you don’t mind me asking about how much did you spend ? I really want a porch about that big I might make it a little smaller . I’m going to have to try to get someone to come and fix a couple places in my roof to . I tell a owning a 34 yr old mobile home is a job . My deceased husband and I done a lot of remodeling 20 yrs ago but he passed 5 1/2 yrs ago so now it’s just me and my 2 girls which another few years and they will be gone off to college. But ok enough about life . Ok thank u for sharing its really a lot of help to some . But please let me know about how much you spent so I’ll know about how much more I’ll probably need them what I have now . Ok thank u !
Valerie Smith so sorry to hear about your husband. I don’t mind answering your questions at al. I think in materials I was right around 1900-2,000 if I remember right. Good luck to you on the build and thank you for checking the video out. God bless 🙏.
@@HTSS8 sadly, no. This was before all of the crazy lumber price spikes. It would literally cost me double that now, and that’s no labor. Building it by myself. The world is messed up right now. I just hope we all recover together.
@@BackFortyTV Well in my big metro city area we have private lumber yards that actually are less locations than HD or Lowes but still have lower lumber prices. The DIY'ers usually go straight to box stores, but the professional building guys go to the private. I did a small picket fence job and the private yard prices were only barely more than prepandemic price. Pretty sure the Corps take advantage of an opportunity when they should have the buying power to be the lowest price.
It was my understanding that if you attach a porch or deck to a moble/manufacturer home, it voids any home warranty. Is.this something folks should do?
hey man im doing this exactly except 20 ft long on both sides of roof. im needing help with shingles, i dont know how to tie into my houses shingles. i dont want it to leak so im trying to do it right i’ve been looking for a video for a long time & this is as close as i can find.
Thank you for posting this video. I live in a mobile home w a gabled roof also. Been trying to figure out how to add a roof to the existing porch however its a detached porch...I'm guessing I'll have to attach it to the house to be able to add the roof correct?
Not necessarily. If it’s close, just get the measurements and build everything up and butt it up to the house. Then just make sure you seal where it meets the house so the roof doesn’t leak, causing rot behind everything. Good luck on your build and thanks for watching!
so I'm doing the same thing to my house and was just wondering how big I can go. I know prices are verry from town to town but an aprox. would be helpful
Beautiful...say is two feet into the ground with quick-crete going to be deep and strong enough? I'm making a smaller porch, and wondered how deep to sink them. I thought 3 feet, but if two will do that will save my old back. Thank-you for the tips and instructions. Great video!
Thanks for the kind words! And yes, depending on your number of posts to the span of length, two feet should be plenty. This ole porch has been through two category 1 hurricanes so far and several high wind storms. Holding up great. Good luck on the build! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
The depth into the ground should depend on your location and needs to be below the frost line. The number of posts would effect the size of the footer but not the depth.
Aaron George thanks for watching! And yea the frame is attached to the house itself with lag bolts. I would’ve went with a metal roof myself, but I wanted it to match the house.
A guy give me an estimate of 2700 to do a 20x10 with tin to match my roof. Is that close to what you paid for lumber? I have the tools to do all of it. But I’m no master carpenter. Also are you in or from Alabama?
Great video brother...one question how did you get all your posts squared...is there an easy method to do that? If you can make a video explaining it, that would be awesome ty.
Awesome job explaining everything my man been a Carpenter, my whole life and I would’ve did it exactly like you done it. Great job of explaining everything if somebody didn’t know how to do it Before watching your video, and if they don’t after watching your video, then they don’t belong with a hammer in there hand anyway. Lol. Great job I just subscribed
I'm a bit late perhaps but so glad we found you! Great video! Not sure if it's been addressed in comments but wondering how this would work if done in Alberta Canada with ground shifting cuz of freezing... Our new modular is sitting on blocks on top of an old concrete pad that had a trailer on it for years before this one, so ground is settled decently but still shifts a bit. We would be willing to put pilings in ground for porch if that would help. Just concerned with where porch roof joins modular roof when shifting happens. Any tips are welcome! Thanks! 🙂
In your area I would definitely use larger rafters and more bracing simply from snow and ice weight. To address your shifting problem, I’d probably build the porch as if it were going to be mated like mine, but not actually connect it to the house. Build it stand alone basically. Then use metal roof flashing between the seam from the house to the porch to keep it from leaking, but it has flexibility. Just my humble opinion. I’m no master carpenter and I’m sure the “code guys” will have a field day with my build, but it’s been through two hurricanes, countless large scale, high wind thunderstorms and two ice storms (we never get ice, but thanks to 2020/2021 we have) and it’s still holding strong.
@@SarahBearsBeetsBrownies glad I could help! That’s why I posted. I never could find a video or idea of how I wanted to do this that I saw anyone else do. So glad it’s helping a few folks. Good luck on your build! 🙏
It’s 24ft long. I do feel like I’m going back and adding two supports at the step in the middle just to be cautious. Thanks to 2020 and 2021, it has been through a cat 1 hurricane, a cat 2 hurricane, countless thunderstorms with high winds, a tornado 2 miles away and 2 epic snow/ice storms for this area. It’s held very strong and had no hint of an issue, I just want to add the two extra supports for longevity. Thanks for watching! 🙏 and other questions feel free to ask.
Carlos Martinez thanks man. Another reason I was happy about this one. I couldn’t find anything when I was getting ready to build. Roughly $1,800 ish in material if I remember right.
Man I been looking for this video for A while. Awesome job recording. I’m going to be building A porch to match my gable on my trailer wide and this hits dead on. My main hang up in design is how to square it all up which I seen in A past comment your planning to explain. I’m in southeast Texas so I agree you have plenty of roof support.
As far as the deck frame itself it was the basic level and string. Get the corner posts leveled and cemented in. Same with the interior posts. Then just add your framing around and keep your boards level. Attaching it to the gable is the tricky part. You have to find your angle of the pitch of the roof from the peak of the gabled portion to the bottom of that outside run. To get this you first figure your roof pitch of the gabled portion. The angle, or pitch, of a roof is calculated by the number of inches it rises vertically for every 12 inches it extends horizontally. For example, a roof that rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run has a 6-in-12 pitch. Most like these are 3:12 pitch. So find a formula and figure the angle (I think mine was like 14 degrees or so if I remember correct) then you cut your boards to match that angle on the ends and place them. That will be your roof pitch for the entire porch. Cut your rafters and all that angle and lay them out. I would honestly suggest using a 2x6 or 2x8 for the ridge board instead of a 2x4 like I did here. I’ve had absolutely no issues and no sag or anything (been through two hurricanes so far this year) but if I built it again, I’d use something stronger just for peace of mind. I hope this helps and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.
On the top of the trailer how did you find the wood behind the fascia to screw into? Or is it just all wood? Only asking because I want to do the same to my mobile home
Sometimes you can use a stud finder to find each individual stud to lag bolt to. Mine is a solid pice of wood, so I lagged directly to it. Feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks for watching! 🙏
They aren’t actually connected. The new shingles are butted to the facia board and I used sealant to seal the crack and the house shingles overlap about a half an inch above the new ones.
There is no ridge beam on this project. He used a ridge board which does not need to be structural. Weight is transferred to the outside walls and ridge board is basically just a nailer to make it easy to nail rafters together at the peak and keep them from shifting.
Great video. I am pretty good handyman that take on small projects like irrigation systems, running cabling, installing molding etc., but installing a gable roof against the wall of my 2 story home on my existing deck that has a 3 foot corner wall niche with hardie plank exceeds my skill level. I’m not sure if I should cut out the hardie plank siding where he rafts can be attached to the house and before I attach my 2x10 or 2x12. Any thoughts? You were able to attach your deck roof to your home gable, but what would you have done if you had a 2 story home? Would you had cut out the siding where you could attach your rafter to the house wall? Any help is appreciated.
If you’re installing a gable to a straight wall, which is what I believe you’re explaining. Yes. I would remove the siding where you intend to attach the new build. Also be sure to find a solid area and maybe use rafter/joists mounts to attach it. Again, this is only my opinion. Glad you enjoyed the video and feel free to ask any questions you have. I’ll do my best to help as much as I can. Thanks for watching. Hope it helped.
Be careful cutting Hardi boards. Gotta use lots of precautions not to breathe the cement dust. Also be absolutely certain to flash the connection or you will be likely to get water in your wall and rot the whole thing.
Thanks brother. I couldnt find a video either so yours helped me big time.
Looks great, however setting your posts in the ground with concrete is a big NO NO. That method is only used when building a fence. The issue, eventually the posts will rot out and now you have a problem because the entire structure is resting on the rotted supports. Better to pour your concrete footers, then set your posts on top with steel simpson strong tie bases. That keeps the posts elevated off the ground and they will last for most of our lifetimes.
not to mention that he used no joist supports or hangers that I seen in the video. that deck will start to fail within a few yrs just due to the load let alone the weather and water tread ...
Ridge beam to small? Collar ties missing? The header that spans the front appears to be spliced in the middle and a sag is appearing ? The angle braces help with front to back however not side to side?
This is a homeowner saving money which is cool? But at least grab some plans or ask a contractor for advice even if he charges you to guide you to do it right! In 10 yrs or less cause of heat and moisture it gonna be a major safety issue!
My dad said (custom home builder and I am a finish contractor) you can build (diy) & it will look like you built it!
Hire someone who knows their stuff a Contractor!
@@zephyr1408 My problem is finding anyone who is reliable and does quality work. I just had to fire my contractor 4 days in. He spent 18.5 hours on the property in 4 days, did more damage than he fixed, did not pull permits or pour footers for the roof, he was going to attach the posts to 3-4" of concrete that he preformed and is about 1 1/2 ft. off the ground for about a 10 foot run, (because of slope against house) and was not even going to sure in the dirt in front of it to keep it from washing. AND he was going structurally attach an 8x30' roof to my manufactured home which is clearly against code. Now I have to hire someone to fix his mess!!! And you wouldn't believe the mess even if I showed you! I'm a 53 year old woman and could have done a much better job than that. I asked him before he started was he licensed and insured. He said he was. I found him through a recommendation. I've almost NEVER found a good contractor to do anything. I'm beyond frustrated and out $890 plus the cost of fixing his mess. I swear I'm considering doing it myself after the concrete and footers are poured. 🤔 LOL.
@@journeyoflight7412 I see I understand now. Unfortunately I hv no idea where you are? In my area you can actually check a contractor (like I am ) thru a state system using my license number. It shows any complaints, pending, solved, and my status !
I hv to pass an extensive test, and it’s mandatory I carry insurance specifically to cover issues like yours!
I hv about 75,000 in tools, just renewed my license and insurance ($1000) my vehicle cost $37000 cash, and my shop cost approx 10-12 grand a yr to keep up.
So when u find a guy who quotes you a good price be very very cautious!
I often question my customers like you and if I can swing it cut them a break because the Lord I serve has been very kind to me!
Here are some tips ! Watch some good videos on the subject of these types of builds ! Order a similar set of plans on line and use it to question a potential contractor!
Ask if you could work with him (to assist) reducing your costs.
Insist on permits and inspection and proof of to U !
Insist on a contract with a draw system! Something like once footing R in 1st draw 30%, then rough framing done, 30% , then all done & final inspection passed last draw 33% !
This way you are protected and in turn so is the contractor!
Good luck!
PS ask for references and photos if they hv them!!
@@TheStrangerTribute my house has 2x3 for rafters and is nearly 100 years old. Holds Michigan snow just fine.
Very. Good. Job. We. Going. To. Fixs. Us. One. Ty
Great video for a patio with a gable roof! I am designing one in Revit and this answered all my questions, thanks!
I'm gonna be doing a 18x10 same type of roof. This video is way!! more helpful then any other video. Thank you.
Thanks. I'm building a roof over my 12×24 porch and you've given me some good ideas but i live on the coast so I'll have to beef it up a bit more for the wind loads. 😊 Thanks again!
im buying my first mobile home in a couple months & i want a porch just like this ! your video is sooo helpful 💗 thank youu
Look great. Just make sure u check ur max span on the trip beam across front. With 3 2x10s u should be close I believe. And was that 2x4 rafters on the roof. If so the span was way to long for 2x4. . And what u did was called a ridge beam. Not ridge board. Ridge board design has collar ties and rafter ties spreading all weight evenly throughout all the way to rimjoists or ceiling joist. A ridge beam is a structural ridge which requires column or post support on both ends. . U should have ran another beam across house to support gable against house and the beam. Alot of times the gables on mobile homes is simply to add appeal. And if u opened it up u may find that its 2x4 rafters to a 1x4 ridge. Which is no where near worthy of holding that massive span of a roof with just a 2x4 gusset. .u may be ok since ur under sized rafters will not be as heavy and u fastened two rafters into house gable . And a ridge beam roof at that low pitch of 4, 12 , is going to have tremendous lateral force on your outside rim joists and 2 posts. . I would have ran rafters 2x6 and lowered my beams so I still matched up after shingles. And I would have ran rafters on the top of beams with seat cuts or birdmouth. And still used brackets as well. And tar paper under shingles. But all in all looks good. .and yes it is very hard to find videos for this gable roof extension for mobile home porch and roof
Back forty!
Love It!
I wished you lived closer to me! We need your deck! Love this deck!!!!! You did an awesome job!!!!
Thank you! 🙏
Thank you for doing this video. The completed walk through was very helpful!
Thanks for checking it out! 🙏
Awesome video. My husband and I are going to try to build a porch similar to this but it’s going to be in the back. We can only work on it on the weekends cause of my husband’s job.
Good job thanks for sharing the video
Thank you
Awesome Job.
Did you pull off the siding or trim before you bolted the boards on the house side?
Need some celiing joists to keep the walls from spreading apart at the top plate. All the weight of the roof and anything on the roof is on the side walls where the rafters land. The ridge board isn't structurally holding anything (nor should it) so bracing it up in the middle with those angle braces to the house and front beam was unnecessary. Looks good though.
Excellent video
Excellent video of your porch ! Been looking for quite sometime. We've got pretty much the same home layout. Great detail. Thanks for sharing this 🙌
Good job! Thanks for sharing.
Great video, really liked how to went over everything after completing. That mattered..
Thanks man.
Excellent job!! I just sent my husband this video!!👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
Thank you! 🙏
I love it
Thank you so much for the information.
Loved, shared & subscribed! 👍🏻👍🏻
Im wanting to do the same to my house how did you attach the ridge board to the house side?
Thank you so much I’m inspired to do my own
And king brace should be a 4x4 with no notching. Use post to beam brackets.
Th so much, YES, Very helpful
Awesome job
Chris Frederick thanks bro. 🙏 I was glad to see it go together for sure.
Like this design, my house have a 24' length gable I'm thinking about building a deck along the way, what size yours?
That’s a beautiful explanation what was the total cost of this project including material and labor
did he give you $ amount
Yeah that’s gonna come down one day.
Everything will one day…it’s been through numerous wind storms. Tornadoes, two cat 3+ hurricanes and still standing strong…thanks for the comment though…
Thanks we are doing something similar to this style on a mobile home.
That roof needs more support in the center. Running ceiling joists from outer beam to outer beam and tied to the roof truses would do a lot. Do you get snow or hail? Are the existing posts on the double wide weight bearing? Are they on their own footing? Building codes usually say not to use the walls of a manufactured home to be used for support as they are not supported by the outside walls, but instead by the steel beams and associated piers.
Sounds like you should make a video building a porch. Maybe to code?
@@BackFortyTV No, I try not to get building permits but my neighbor is a state inspector so I get told a lot how I should have done it. Guess I wanted to pay that forward. I hope you weren't two offended to consider my questions and thoughts. Best wishes. That is a much better video then anything I could do. I do have lots of framing experience though (most from 56 - 62) years ago and did have a home inspection business. I'm getting ready to put an extension on my doublewide gable to cover my existing deck so I' m watching all the videos I can before I draw my plans. Your video was much better than the first two I watched.
Mike Finn not offended at all. Everyone has their own design and plans in mind. Thanks for watching and I always consider everything someone has to say. Never too old or smart to learn from others. Again, thanks for watching
@@BackFortyTV I rewatched parts of your video to see if I was being over-critical. I don't think so. Those white "posts" seem mostly decorative; they may have no solid foundation and they may not be solidly incorporated into the front wall. Downward force on the porch roof will exert a twisting force to the top of those decorative posts via the attached beams. Even though it appears you are supporting their weight with the posts in concrete, there is a lot of stress on the front wall of the existing house. And, the front of the house may only be supported by the floor joists extending from the steel beams, unless you have some piers under the front wall that are themselves on a good foundation. And it appears your header for the floor joists is also supported along its span only by posts at each end. The rest of the deck weight is on the front of the house. I'm not there and I'm not an engineer so I may just be blowing hot air. I do hope it is more structurally sound then it appears to me. If you don't get any snow load it will probably do fine. What does the home manufacturer say about the white posts? Are they tied in well and structurally sound?
Good job
Thank you! 🙏
How much you figure you spent on the whole porch? Thanks and looks beautiful. Amd juat wanna say thanks to your video the wife wants me to build one,,so thanks 😢
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, but how would you do this if you were tying the same roof to the side of an existing roof. In this case the gable wouldn't be continued. You'd have to build a gable off the existing roof. Makes sense?
Thanks for the video.. just what I was looking for ..
Thanks for checking it out. Hope it helps! 🙏
You're spanning 2x6 joists 12ft 16oc?! Does it feel like a trampoline?
Look great, how much it’s on material and how long it takes to build it ?
Did you just lap the shingles over to keep rain from leaking between the roof of the porch and the house?
Yes
Really need help expanding the Gable on a pre-existing Gable layout
Can you explain how you did the rafters? My main question is the one in the very front over the main beam
I have the exact same mobile home, I am an electrician, not a carpenter. So gonna attempt this myself. Thanks for the video. Curious how much did it cost to build this ? Again I have the exact mobile home. Thanks !
We are buying a used doublewide that has a metal roof with gable... Can't find anyone who has instructions on how to do it... I am 62yrs old and have had 12 back surgeries. So it's going to be a challenge for me I know... But the ridge and the rafter angles is what I am not sure of...
Good job!!!
Thank you!
@@BackFortyTV how far apart did u do the boards on bottom under where ur deckboards went like at 4:30 in the video
@@adamalarcon868 there were more boards than shown in the video, but if I remember right I had 8-9 joists on each side on 16” centers.
Thank you for the video... Nice job!!!
Thank you, ma’am. 🙏
Can u give a list of materials u used
Nice job. You are correct. I have looked for a while and cannot find how to install a gabled aluminum cover on my current deck. I have a small
deck that I'd like to cover on the front of my gabled entrance. This was great though.
JRHZ28 thank you and glad u could help. Thanks for watching!
I was wondering how much did all of this cost you. Thanks
How did you make your shingles work with old roof
Good job overall. I would have improved the roof bracing a bit more but this is a fine job
🙏 thank you.
Do you need a permit to install the porch and the gable roof?
Do I need to worry about electric lines when I run the lag bolts on the top fascia boards and the bottom 2x6 ledger?
I didn’t have any issues. Electrical lines should be further back and not behind fascia board.
How long are the boards for your top band? On the front side
Great job ! I’m going to try to build my first porch I know it’s going to be hard for me but I have no one to help and my porch is pretty old and not going to last this winter. If you don’t mind me asking about how much did you spend ? I really want a porch about that big I might make it a little smaller . I’m going to have to try to get someone to come and fix a couple places in my roof to . I tell a owning a 34 yr old mobile home is a job . My deceased husband and I done a lot of remodeling 20 yrs ago but he passed 5 1/2 yrs ago so now it’s just me and my 2 girls which another few years and they will be gone off to college. But ok enough about life . Ok thank u for sharing its really a lot of help to some . But please let me know about how much you spent so I’ll know about how much more I’ll probably need them what I have now . Ok thank u !
Valerie Smith so sorry to hear about your husband. I don’t mind answering your questions at al. I think in materials I was right around 1900-2,000 if I remember right. Good luck to you on the build and thank you for checking the video out. God bless 🙏.
@@BackFortyTV Oh wow $2k, and that was after some pandemic lumber price increases? And a box store prices.
@@HTSS8 sadly, no. This was before all of the crazy lumber price spikes. It would literally cost me double that now, and that’s no labor. Building it by myself. The world is messed up right now. I just hope we all recover together.
@@BackFortyTV Well in my big metro city area we have private lumber yards that actually are less locations than HD or Lowes but still have lower lumber prices. The DIY'ers usually go straight to box stores, but the professional building guys go to the private.
I did a small picket fence job and the private yard prices were only barely more than prepandemic price.
Pretty sure the Corps take advantage of an opportunity when they should have the buying power to be the lowest price.
@@HTSS8 absolutely. I’m going to private yards to put on my wooden skirting and such around the house and also my carport.
How did you join the shingles or whatever you used on your addition to the roof of the existing building
How did you connect the existing home shingles to porch shingles
How did you attach the rafter to the existing roof
What size of porch and roof pitch is this I might’ve missed you telling
It was my understanding that if you attach a porch or deck to a moble/manufacturer home, it voids any home warranty. Is.this something folks should do?
I’ll be honest, I have no idea. I’ve just always built my own stuff. We don’t have real strict codes here.
How much was material?
If you already answered my bad. But about how much was material cost
Sorry if it has already been asked but what was the material costs
When adding the railing what did u use to to secure the 4x4 on the porch on the right side
Good job total cost then materials ?
If I remember correctly around 1,800
What was that cross beam size and span?
How much does a porch like that cost
hey man im doing this exactly except 20 ft long on both sides of roof. im needing help with shingles, i dont know how to tie into my houses shingles. i dont want it to leak so im trying to do it right i’ve been looking for a video for a long time & this is as close as i can find.
Brother I am taking on one in the morning anyway you can give some advice
Sure. Aside from what I covered in the video. Ask any questions you have.
I have this same home, putting a roof on my porch soon! What angle to you cut the 2x6s?
I honestly don’t remember. I think it was like 4 on 12 or something. But don’t take my word for it.
Thank you for posting this video. I live in a mobile home w a gabled roof also. Been trying to figure out how to add a roof to the existing porch however its a detached porch...I'm guessing I'll have to attach it to the house to be able to add the roof correct?
Not necessarily. If it’s close, just get the measurements and build everything up and butt it up to the house. Then just make sure you seal where it meets the house so the roof doesn’t leak, causing rot behind everything. Good luck on your build and thanks for watching!
@@BackFortyTV Thanks for the reply. Makes sense. Keep up the good work! 👍
The porch doesn’t need to be attached to the house. In some ways it simplifies things if it’s freestanding though you would need to add extra bracing.
So for that how much would it cost
so what was the cost of this project?
so I'm doing the same thing to my house and was just wondering how big I can go. I know prices are verry from town to town but an aprox. would be helpful
I was waiting for the osha approved ladder in the bed of the feed buggy
😂
Why does the roof look so saggy and wavy when you were hammering in shingles?
Did you lag bolt the 2x6’s to the original gable?
Yes sir. Sure did.
Thank you for the information bud
@UC-XZKL25YuRcGbBWfugK_GQ sure thing.
Im looking to do the same i was worried about putting lag bolts into the side of the house if you get a chance would like to chat with you about it
Would you be willing to give me a material list for a 16x12 porch?
Looks good. What size lumber are those main beams?
Thank you. Front and side beams are 2x12s. Front beam is 2 of those thick, drilled and bolted together.
Beautiful...say is two feet into the ground with quick-crete going to be deep and strong enough? I'm making a smaller porch, and wondered how deep to sink them. I thought 3 feet, but if two will do that will save my old back. Thank-you for the tips and instructions. Great video!
Thanks for the kind words! And yes, depending on your number of posts to the span of length, two feet should be plenty. This ole porch has been through two category 1 hurricanes so far and several high wind storms. Holding up great. Good luck on the build! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
The depth into the ground should depend on your location and needs to be below the frost line. The number of posts would effect the size of the footer but not the depth.
You never said the size of rafters and rig
First off, thanks for the video. Pretty close to what I need other than tin roofing. What did you do to fasten to the hardy back board? Screws, lags?
Aaron George thanks for watching! And yea the frame is attached to the house itself with lag bolts. I would’ve went with a metal roof myself, but I wanted it to match the house.
A guy give me an estimate of 2700 to do a 20x10 with tin to match my roof. Is that close to what you paid for lumber? I have the tools to do all of it. But I’m no master carpenter. Also are you in or from Alabama?
Aaron George I had roughly $15-1700 in materials total cost, if memory serves correct. And I’m from Louisiana.
Rafters 2z4 ? Omg i want to see the roof in 3 year
🤷🏼♂️ been through 2 ice storms. Couple tornadoes. Few hurricanes. Still doing fine.
If I had used thicker sheeting for the roof, I’d have used 2x6s. But using 3/8, 2x4 are sufficient.
Great video brother...one question how did you get all your posts squared...is there an easy method to do that? If you can make a video explaining it, that would be awesome ty.
Absolutely I will. Thanks for the comment and the suggestion.
Awesome job explaining everything my man been a Carpenter, my whole life and I would’ve did it exactly like you done it. Great job of explaining everything if somebody didn’t know how to do it Before watching your video, and if they don’t after watching your video, then they don’t belong with a hammer in there hand anyway. Lol. Great job I just subscribed
Thanks!
I need to do exact like he did, i just don’t know how to match the shingles etc to the existing shingles on my gabled roof
I'm a bit late perhaps but so glad we found you! Great video!
Not sure if it's been addressed in comments but wondering how this would work if done in Alberta Canada with ground shifting cuz of freezing...
Our new modular is sitting on blocks on top of an old concrete pad that had a trailer on it for years before this one, so ground is settled decently but still shifts a bit. We would be willing to put pilings in ground for porch if that would help.
Just concerned with where porch roof joins modular roof when shifting happens.
Any tips are welcome!
Thanks! 🙂
In your area I would definitely use larger rafters and more bracing simply from snow and ice weight. To address your shifting problem, I’d probably build the porch as if it were going to be mated like mine, but not actually connect it to the house. Build it stand alone basically. Then use metal roof flashing between the seam from the house to the porch to keep it from leaking, but it has flexibility. Just my humble opinion. I’m no master carpenter and I’m sure the “code guys” will have a field day with my build, but it’s been through two hurricanes, countless large scale, high wind thunderstorms and two ice storms (we never get ice, but thanks to 2020/2021 we have) and it’s still holding strong.
@@BackFortyTV Thanks for reply! This helps a lot! Finished look won't be exactly what we hoped but wanna do it once and mostly right as yea code lol
@@SarahBearsBeetsBrownies glad I could help! That’s why I posted. I never could find a video or idea of how I wanted to do this that I saw anyone else do. So glad it’s helping a few folks. Good luck on your build! 🙏
This was a big help! How long is your beam spanned on the front? I'm designing one, and I thought that it had to be supported every 10-12'. Thanks!
It’s 24ft long. I do feel like I’m going back and adding two supports at the step in the middle just to be cautious. Thanks to 2020 and 2021, it has been through a cat 1 hurricane, a cat 2 hurricane, countless thunderstorms with high winds, a tornado 2 miles away and 2 epic snow/ice storms for this area. It’s held very strong and had no hint of an issue, I just want to add the two extra supports for longevity. Thanks for watching! 🙏 and other questions feel free to ask.
The allowed span will depend on the number and size of the beam. The taller the beam and doubling or tripling will increase the span.
I’m getting ready to build one and your video has answered some of the questions running around in my head. Thanks
Nice video trying to install one in my mobile home how much did the material cost roughly
Carlos Martinez thanks man. Another reason I was happy about this one. I couldn’t find anything when I was getting ready to build. Roughly $1,800 ish in material if I remember right.
Looks good man. Is there a board behind your Fascia board that you drilled into? Or did you just drill the first 2x4 just into the Fascia board?
There is a board it’s attached to. I used lag bolts to secure it. Thanks for watching!
@@BackFortyTV I gotcha because my fascia board is just attached to the trusses every 16in. So the board behind your fascia is a solid board?
Jordan Henson yessir.
Man I been looking for this video for A while. Awesome job recording. I’m going to be building A porch to match my gable on my trailer wide and this hits dead on. My main hang up in design is how to square it all up which I seen in A past comment your planning to explain. I’m in southeast Texas so I agree you have plenty of roof support.
As far as the deck frame itself it was the basic level and string. Get the corner posts leveled and cemented in. Same with the interior posts. Then just add your framing around and keep your boards level. Attaching it to the gable is the tricky part. You have to find your angle of the pitch of the roof from the peak of the gabled portion to the bottom of that outside run. To get this you first figure your roof pitch of the gabled portion. The angle, or pitch, of a roof is calculated by the number of inches it rises vertically for every 12 inches it extends horizontally. For example, a roof that rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run has a 6-in-12 pitch. Most like these are 3:12 pitch. So find a formula and figure the angle (I think mine was like 14 degrees or so if I remember correct) then you cut your boards to match that angle on the ends and place them. That will be your roof pitch for the entire porch. Cut your rafters and all that angle and lay them out. I would honestly suggest using a 2x6 or 2x8 for the ridge board instead of a 2x4 like I did here. I’ve had absolutely no issues and no sag or anything (been through two hurricanes so far this year) but if I built it again, I’d use something stronger just for peace of mind. I hope this helps and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.
@@BackFortyTV thanks bub I appreciate the help.
@@ethentompkins7254 yessir. Thank you. 🙏
What size is your porch? Nice work.
12x24. Thank you. 🙏
Ok so 12x24. Just finihsed watchng the video...lol
@@jennylowe4486 thank you! Hope it helps out!
On the top of the trailer how did you find the wood behind the fascia to screw into? Or is it just all wood? Only asking because I want to do the same to my mobile home
Sometimes you can use a stud finder to find each individual stud to lag bolt to. Mine is a solid pice of wood, so I lagged directly to it. Feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks for watching! 🙏
@@BackFortyTV how did you go about calculating material list? My deck is going to be 37x11.5
@@Infamous_lml that isn’t a deck that’s a whole ass room 😂
Great video one thing tho what ran across in the background at 10:03
Honestly have no idea, but if you could explain I’d love to see it!
It's called a level .
So about how much did it cost? Was this pre china flu or after with all this inflation?
Was before. Had around $2,500 in materials
How did you connect your shingles to the existing shingles?
They aren’t actually connected. The new shingles are butted to the facia board and I used sealant to seal the crack and the house shingles overlap about a half an inch above the new ones.
looks like ridge beam supported by overhang? it should be bearied on some kind of blocking/post/studd, not overhang extension.
There is no ridge beam on this project. He used a ridge board which does not need to be structural. Weight is transferred to the outside walls and ridge board is basically just a nailer to make it easy to nail rafters together at the peak and keep them from shifting.
The ridge, whether you call it a board or beam, is most definitely structural unless building with trusses which is not the case here.
Great video. I am pretty good handyman that take on small projects like irrigation systems, running cabling, installing molding etc., but installing a gable roof against the wall of my 2 story home on my existing deck that has a 3 foot corner wall niche with hardie plank exceeds my skill level. I’m not sure if I should cut out the hardie plank siding where he rafts can be attached to the house and before I attach my 2x10 or 2x12. Any thoughts? You were able to attach your deck roof to your home gable, but what would you have done if you had a 2 story home? Would you had cut out the siding where you could attach your rafter to the house wall?
Any help is appreciated.
If you’re installing a gable to a straight wall, which is what I believe you’re explaining. Yes. I would remove the siding where you intend to attach the new build. Also be sure to find a solid area and maybe use rafter/joists mounts to attach it. Again, this is only my opinion. Glad you enjoyed the video and feel free to ask any questions you have. I’ll do my best to help as much as I can. Thanks for watching. Hope it helped.
Be careful cutting Hardi boards. Gotta use lots of precautions not to breathe the cement dust.
Also be absolutely certain to flash the connection or you will be likely to get water in your wall and rot the whole thing.
Obviously this is two years old, and lumber has went ape shit, but I have this same house- what’s the estimate on cost, doing yourself.
I think I was around $2,500 in if I remember correct.
Thing has survived several hurricanes. Tornadoes in the area. I’ve storms and way too many high wind thunderstorms to count.