OK, I'm reviving my patio cover plan after almost two years "on hold".
Previous thread is here:
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I have discovered that there is no rim joist in the porch roof where I was going to attach a ledger. So, after consulting with the city permits guys, I have decided to go with a self-supporting (a.k.a. free-standing) design. I can come up with a self-supporting design, but have one question. The city code defines patio covers as either "attached" or "free-standing". It calls the free-standing cover an "accessory building", and considers the attached to be an addition to the structure with requires a permit. Free-standing structures must be 10 feet from the house. So, to conform with this, they recommended a self-supporting structure with a minimal (non-load bearing) attachment, which he said can be almost anything, even as simple as a Simpson A35 framing angle. He suggested attaching in at 2 places, but not over the entire length of the structure (as you would with a ledger).
I'm looking for suggestions and ideas. This is kind of like a free-standing deck, but of course with much lower loads. Any, usually free-standing decks have no attachment at all, with maybe a 1/2 gap to the house.
Any suggestions on nice way to do the attachment? The rafters will be 4x6 and will end right at the stucco wall, though they do not need to touch it.
Self-supporting patio cover attachment question.
Previous thread is here:
http://ift.tt/1DuwuCD
I have discovered that there is no rim joist in the porch roof where I was going to attach a ledger. So, after consulting with the city permits guys, I have decided to go with a self-supporting (a.k.a. free-standing) design. I can come up with a self-supporting design, but have one question. The city code defines patio covers as either "attached" or "free-standing". It calls the free-standing cover an "accessory building", and considers the attached to be an addition to the structure with requires a permit. Free-standing structures must be 10 feet from the house. So, to conform with this, they recommended a self-supporting structure with a minimal (non-load bearing) attachment, which he said can be almost anything, even as simple as a Simpson A35 framing angle. He suggested attaching in at 2 places, but not over the entire length of the structure (as you would with a ledger).
I'm looking for suggestions and ideas. This is kind of like a free-standing deck, but of course with much lower loads. Any, usually free-standing decks have no attachment at all, with maybe a 1/2 gap to the house.
Any suggestions on nice way to do the attachment? The rafters will be 4x6 and will end right at the stucco wall, though they do not need to touch it.
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