These decks are often referred to as floating as they are not secured in place as a stand alone structure.
Building deck over garage roof.
Now there s been quite a trend over the last few years for people to move back to downtown areas.
I would completely float the deck about the roof with out connecting to any walls.
Decks patios porches walkways driveways stairs steps and docks how to build a deck on a garage roof the right way we bought our house with our deck already built on the roof of the garage.
As you can see the guys are getting a great start on the framework for our new rooftop deck.
The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats.
The angle of a roof.
Can you build a deck on a garage.
A deck on a sloped roof requires a different approach to the framing underneath the joists.
Most elevators cannot handle a 12 long 2 x 8 deck joist.
The more penetrations thru your roof the better chance of a leak but as long as you check roof periodically i would not worry about the deck system.
Updated december 11 2017.
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Instead a pair of beams rest on supports called sill plates to create a frame for the deck.
A floating wood or fiberboard deck will be more permanent and will require post supports thru the roofing.
And developers are finding old buildings.
Roof deck framing unlike for decks at ground level doesn t entail a ledger attached to the rim joist of a house.
If your garage has a flat roof or if you re planning to build a garage that s next to your home but below the level of the main floor it s entirely possible to build a deck on your garage roof.
A deck is a flat surface but roofs usually are peaked and for good reason.
Check with a contractor architect or building.
They are merely placed on top of another structure.
First you must make sure the roof is strong enough to support 55 lbs per square foot.
Strips of 4 in wide epdm provide a layer of protection between the sleepers and the roof.
It is possible to build using shorter lengths of lumber but working with long lengths makes deck building much quicker and easier.
It goes without saying that adding a deck adds weight to a roof.
Consult with a qualified contractor to see whether your roof is right for a deck.
I ll be reviewing the bison products pedestal and deck tile system on this episode of the build show.
