If you decide on a shallow pitch porch roof use 2 by 6 foot rafters.
How to attach a roof to a brick wall.
Flat roof and flashing against brick wall install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.
A ledger is a horizontal board that is attached to the top of the the wall.
The wall has many windows.
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.
Walls that are constructed of concrete block that need to be covered with a roof will require the use of a ledger.
The porch roof may match the pitch of your home or have a more shallow roof pitch.
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.
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.
The ledger is needed to properly attach the perpendicular roof trusses to the top of the structure.
I was told that the brick is a softer brick when it was laid.
Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate.
It is commonly used in two story and side split houses.
Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house.
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.
I have a soft brick veneer covering my 2 story house in the northeast us built 1997.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
Follow the photo for illustrated instructions.
Attaching a wood roof to a cinder block building is difficult but possible.
Where the brick is a veneer over a.
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.
The positioning of your rafters will depend on the pitch of the porch roof.