Hardwood decking is then fastened to tapered pressure treated sleepers that rest on additional strips of epdm added to protect the roof from abrasion.
How to build a deck above a slightly sloped roof.
Once you have your beams in place everything above them joists deck boards balusters and handrails is the same as for any other deck.
If the distances around your deck are too long for a single piece of 2x4 to span you will need to segment the rail and install a 2x2 picket for each seam to support the bearing.
Instead a pair of beams rest on supports called sill plates to create a frame for the deck.
The roof must be able to support 55 pounds per square foot at a minimum.
How do i flash between post and roof.
My plan is to open up the roof and sit a couple of 4x4 posts on top of the outside wall.
Roof deck framing unlike for decks at ground level doesn t entail a ledger attached to the rim joist of a house.
In this article builder emanuel silva shares his method for building such a deck which begins with a leak proof low slope roof of epdm rubber.
By john fenton n b canada i want to build a deck on a sloped roof.
Then cut your 2x4 top rail pieces.
Build the frame of the roof on the ground.
Building a deck on a sloped roof.
Then run joists connecting the front of your roof with the rear every two feet along the length of your roof.
A deck on a sloped roof requires a different approach to the framing underneath the joists.
A standard railing height is between 36 and 42 inches so cut your balusters to the proper height.