Low Pitched Porch Roof

Visiting my sister marlene in thunder bay this summer 2012 there was as usual a project like every other time.

Low pitched porch roof.

We like them maybe you were too. If you like and want to share you must click like share button maybe you can help. Reshingling a low slope roof and a few things not to do this article covers reshingling a low sloped roof and a few things you should avoid when shingling such a roof. However you can only use this pitch with built up roofing or specialized synthetic roofing.

We had ice damage which forced the roof repair but because it was in the winter only the lower half of the 23 12 area was repaired. While the home s primary roof is a more steeply pitched hip roof the porch roof does not need to be the same pitch. Low slope metal roofs have been a preferred roof covering for commercial institutional and industrial buildings for years because of their ability to protect against the elements to allow water to drain away from the roof surface and to keep building contents and occupants dry and comfortable. On this home the roof pitch is the same as that of the gables on the dormers.

For the smaller residential low slope roofing applications such as garage and porch transitions certainteed offers an excellent solution in our flintlastic sa self adhering sbs modified bitumen roofing system. The minimum pitch for a roof is 1 4 12 which translates to 1 4 inch rise to 12 inches of run. But the taller profiles like standing seam and pbr shown below can be installed on roofs with as low as 1 4 or 1 2 in 12 pitch. Their fasteners are either concealed or screwed at the top of a ridge which makes them less likely to leak.

It was fashionable for modern style homes built in the 1960s to have little pitch just a barely negligible slope to help drain water. We have a low slope shed roof that was repaired with roll roofing as an emergency patch in 2014. Some times ago we have collected galleries for your need look at the picture these are awesome galleries. This pitch might be as low as 1 12.

Although surprisingly there was only one leak in the old roof. Roofs on victorian era houses were often sharply. Perhaps the following data that we have add as well you need. By matching the pitch of the gables we were still consistent with the roof.

Visually this roof appears flat. You must click the picture to see the large or full size photo. The detached porch below has a metal hip roof.