Time: 18 hours over two days. Difficulty Rating: This project rates a 4 on the Weekend Handyman scale.
Materials: Beaded plywood
Regular plywood
Sixteen 10x12' 2x6s
1x2 shadow-board material
Micro-lam
6" and 8" 1x material (for wrapping beams and fascia)
Two 8' columns or posts
3 bundles of roof shingles
White drip edge
12' pieces "J" channel
Bundle of step flashing
Roofing nails and other nails
Concrete anchors
Structural ties
Joist hangers
Latex primer
Polyurethane
Scaffolding Tools: Table
Tin snips
4' and 6' levels
Hammer drill and bits
Sliding "T" square
Speed square and framing square
Wonder bar
Reciprocating saw and 9" bi-metal blades
Skill saw
Screw gun
Sandpaper
Hand tools Day Two Shingling the Roof and Installing the Columns - Attach 4x8 plywood with a nail gun with 8-penny nails about every 6".
- Close the peak with plywood (figure A) cut to whatever size you need.
- Attach shadow board where the sheathing meets the fascia (figure B), cut at an angle on the front to fit into place.
- To shingle the roof, put up the drip edge with roofing nails.
- Attach the ice and water shield. It is self-sticking, but use a hammer tacker as well.
Note: A roofing gun can be rented for approximately $25 a day. - Start shingles on the bottom and double up the first row of shingles in order to totally cover your surface.
Expert Tip: Use stepflashing (figure C) as roofing to prevent water from running between your portico and house. - Attach the beadboard on the inside of the portico with finishing nails. You need to keep cutting pieces of beadboard and fitting them into place.
- Wrap the box with 1x pre-primed pine (figure D). Not only is it visually pleasing, it will add weight to your structure and cover the edges where the bead board ends.
- It is time to install the columns. Move the temporary bracing. Cut the columns to size, set them in place and plumb. Make sure the load is centered right over the column shaft and evenly distributed.
Note: You can choose square or round columns and there are a number of different options for the caps. Expert Tip: When installing columns, it's important that you anchor the columns to the subfloor that you're working with, and in this particular case the subflooring was concrete. This meant that Ryan and his helper used two L-brackets and they had to pre-drill holes both into the subflooring and columns. - Anchor the columns to the surface. Mark and drill holes in the floor and the column shaft of the corner irons. Attach the corner irons to the column shaft using deck screws, concrete anchors or toggle bolts.
- Put construction adhesive on the bottom of the column base and slide it into place (figure E).
Note: Use high quality, exterior-grade, non-acetone based construction adhesive. - After the two bases are set, set the portico down on top of the columns. You'll need three people for this part.
- Apply the adhesive and slide the caps into place. Secure them (figure F) with a finish nailer.
- Reattach the siding by trimming pieces of "J" molding to fit around the portico where the siding meets.
- Use tin snips to trim the pieces, then nail them on with roofing nails.
- Trim the siding pieces to fit around the portico and measure using sliding "T" bevel to match the angles. The "J" molding will cover the edges of the siding.
RESOURCES :
Round PermaCast Columns (HB&G)
Brand Name: HB&G
Model Number: 44040
Color: Fiberglass, 6"x8' Plain
HB&G Building Products
Troy, AL 36081
Fax: 334-566-4629
Website: www.hbgcolumns.com
Round PermaCast Cap and Base (HB&G)
Brand Name: HB&G
Model Number: 44096
Color or Style: Colonial for 6" Column
HB&G Building Products
Troy, AL 36081
Fax: 334-566-4629
Website: www.hbgcolumns.com
Exterior Shutters (Custom Shutters, LLC)
Brand Name: Custom Shutters
Model Number 14" x 47"
Color or Style: 14" x 47" Exterior White Vinyl
Miscellaneous Product Information:
- 18 colors available, one that is paintable
- Available in louvered, raised paneled, arched, bat-n-batten, classic styling, and combinations of these together.
Custom Shutters, LLC
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: 952-942-6008
Fax: 952-942-7027
Website: www.milestoneshutters.com
Pleasures of the Porch: Ideas for Gracious Outdoor Living
ISBN: 084782005X
Author: Daria Price Bowman
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Rizzoli International Publications
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-387-3400
Fax: 212-387-3535
Porch and Deck: Decorating Ideas and Projects
ISBN: 0696213427
Author: Better Homes and Garden Editor
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Meredith Books Corp.
Website: www.meredith.com
Great Decks and Porches: A Step-by-Step Guide
ISBN: 0806966432
Author: Rick Peters
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Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Outdoor Architecture: Outdoor Room Designs by Architects
ISBN: 1564968820
Author: Susan Zevon
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Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Website: www.rockpub.com
GUESTS :
Shane Kretsinger
Vice President, Operations
Autumn River
We apologize no contact information is available.
Andy Hackerson
Reg. Sales Representative for HB&G Building Products
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: 507-451-2561
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