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How to add a roof over the front door.
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For a smaller scale addition consider adding a roof or awning over the front door.
We chose to paint most of ours the main house color with the exception of the face fascia trim around the front and above the roof that we painted our trim color.
The last step in our process for how to build a gable roof over a front door is to paint all the wood.
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Lift the remaining roof width lumber onto the wall 12 inches above the door frame and center lumber over the door so there is 1 foot of wood on each side of the frame.
It felt so good to get back at it but wow.
One column at each end supports the front of an eight foot wide portico.
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Did i choose a doozy of a project to jump.
When building the portico the builder ties into the house frame for the base of the roof.
Fit a wall plug into each hole in the wall.
The rafters and ridge board are cut and placed parallel to the house.
Yesterday i started working on the portico to go over the side door of the studio.
Drill holes through the lumber and into the wall every 6 inches along the length of the lumber.
Sheathing is attached to the rafters to form the roof and then the roof is shingled.
Be careful not to get paint on the shingles or drip edge.