How to make a deck post taller.
Extending deck posts for roof.
Many porches use 22 diameter corner and intermediate.
Or you can lag screw through post bases and decking into the top of a deck joist or beam.
Whether you need to add a privacy barrier to the deck or want to add decorative detail you can achieve this by making the posts taller.
Make the front of the roof the height of the house roof you are presumably tying into with the rear sloping at a rate of six inches over two feet.
Where local building codes allow this practice you can bolt a patio overhead s posts directly to existing deck beams joists or other heavy structural members.
Before you begin make sure you re matching the house roof pitch angle and overhang for your roof.
Porch decks require 25 additional psf for roof loads for a total of 80 psf.
As a result most decks have inadequate footings to support a new porch roof.
I am looking to extend my 4x4 corner posts on a deck to build a pergola over top of the deck.
Install post base connectors.
Typical decks are designed to support 55 psf lbs per square foot.
His low cost easy to build system catches the water that drips through the deck boards and redirects it to the outside of the deck.
Building on an existing deck.
Or you re down to the last post and it s not tall enough.
Maybe you forgot to measure twice and cut once.
These are used to attach the support posts to the frame of the deck.
The footings for porch decks must be larger than deck footings.
I also plan on sleeving those 4x4 s with a composite sleeve for the full length from the 4x4.
One of our readers rune eriksen sent us photos of his design for a home built deck drainage system and we were impressed enough to check it out.
Perhaps you trimmed damage from one end of a post.
Your deck space isn t limited by the current height of the posts.
You can extend the length of the deck posts for added privacy or added decorative impact.
Tie your existing deck posts into the roof by extending your corner posts with the 4 by 4 lumber.