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Is there a builder in the house??? We're creating a 4-12 pitch roof to go over the front eight feet of our deck. The pitch is supposed to be 4/12 (or 4-12, not sure how it's supposed to be formatted) but neither of us is sure what angle I need to be cutting the rafters/beams.
We're using the Sam's Club Arlington 12x12 as a guide, but of course, that's a kit, and we're having to make all the cuts ourselves. (This should prove to be interesting, since I'm a craft person, not a carpenter.) The rafters are being done in cedar, since they're lighter, and will make it easier for the guys to put up. The braces are treated lumber. The posts, while should have been 6x6 in my opinion, we were told the 4x6's Ken bought (or even 4x4) would be sufficient. Not so sure on that, but everyone we've talked to has said we're good. The roof is metal, painted, from Menards.
So if someone can tell me what angle I need, how how to figure it out, that would be great. Below is where we currently are, (ignore the condition of the paint on the house, that's still up in the air as to what we're doing, and the yard... it will get purtier when we're done.) And the example we're following on the roof. For those interested, we're using the Sam's Club Arlington Gazebo plans as a plan.
P.S. before someone says something, yes, there is an electrical wire at the one end. This wire should have been raised years ago, I was told, because it's really even too low even for my umbrella on my deck. I have a request into our power company to either raise it to a safer level, or move it.
We're using the Sam's Club Arlington 12x12 as a guide, but of course, that's a kit, and we're having to make all the cuts ourselves. (This should prove to be interesting, since I'm a craft person, not a carpenter.) The rafters are being done in cedar, since they're lighter, and will make it easier for the guys to put up. The braces are treated lumber. The posts, while should have been 6x6 in my opinion, we were told the 4x6's Ken bought (or even 4x4) would be sufficient. Not so sure on that, but everyone we've talked to has said we're good. The roof is metal, painted, from Menards.
So if someone can tell me what angle I need, how how to figure it out, that would be great. Below is where we currently are, (ignore the condition of the paint on the house, that's still up in the air as to what we're doing, and the yard... it will get purtier when we're done.) And the example we're following on the roof. For those interested, we're using the Sam's Club Arlington Gazebo plans as a plan.
P.S. before someone says something, yes, there is an electrical wire at the one end. This wire should have been raised years ago, I was told, because it's really even too low even for my umbrella on my deck. I have a request into our power company to either raise it to a safer level, or move it.
