Day #112
November 17, 2019 – Today I am framing the second span of the porch roof overhang on the west end of the new porch. Yesterday I completed the first span. The work today will involve some demolition of the existing overhang on the old cottage roof and some framing around the the vent pipe. Though not big deal I need to exercise caution working around the vent. Because it is PVC, it can easily be snapped off if I hit it with any of the framing boards.
Demolition
After removing the tarps I cut and removed the existing overhang from the old cottage roof. The old overhang was built by simply running the roof decking past the sidewall by one foot. It is one inch thick oak plank and was never closed in with any type of soffit. As a result we have numerous bird, bee and wasp nests to deal with during the season. Soon, the overhangs around the entire cottage are going to have soffit which will eliminate these pests.
New Framing
After the demo of the existing overhang I built out an extension to the ridge board to accept the second span edge joist. The edge joist installation follows. It attaches to the end of the first span edge joist and the ridge board extension.
Similar to the first span once the edge joist is in place I am able to frame in the outriggers to fully complete the framing for the west end overhang.
At the end of the day I have to put the blue tarps back over the roof opening to keep the inside dry. So far I haven’t had any leaks inside the cottage. Knock on wood.
In the next installment I will place the last of the plywood roof sheathing and roofing felt on this new overhang framing. Stay tuned, the renovation continues.
We’re question… and clearly I know nothing about this stuff, but why are the bolts not all lined up for the (I think it’s called) the edge joist? the one on the bottom right is not on the line.
I’m trying to learn all the weird things from the expert geeeeyum himself. 🙂
Very observant Arlene..!
In the case of a “renovation project” sometimes there are existing fasteners in the way. In this case I had limited room in which to fit my drill so I couldn’t line them up symmetrically. It looks funky but it will hold up just fine.