Freestanding Deck With Roof Plans

Freestanding deck plan from humboldt redwood.

Freestanding deck with roof plans.

These deck plans plan are not considered valid unless approved by your local building inspector or structural engineer. This free plan is all ready to go in one pdf file that includes building instructions diagrams and blueprints. Covered decks can be made with either stand alone roofs or when the deck is adjacent to a building with a roof connected to the building. Therefore all the sides must be secured to footings.

Designing the deck roof. A freestanding patio is a covered patio that sits on your backyard without being supported by the house or other buildings. Since it sits on its own it is varied in sizes and heights. That is why it is called a freestanding patio cover.

Here s a plan for both a freestanding deck and an attached deck that measures 8x10. Consumer and builder accept all responsibility and liability for all aspects of the use of any plan found on this website. Whether a group of parents runs to the edge of the deck to watch the kids gather easter eggs or a roof over the deck catches a bad gust of wind it is possible to tip a deck by loading one end. Uplift is a concern because a freestanding deck doesn t have a house holding one end down.

This freestanding deck surface was 40 feet by nearly 12 feet we re talking about a big platform but thankfully it wasn t very high which is a major concern with a freestanding deck. Unlike the ones that rely on the roof this patio features at least four posts that support the cover. This is where the real planning began as the design of the roof would drastically effect the appearance of the finished deck.