How to Attach a Gable Roof on a Carport
A gable roof is a peak roof and can make the carport look nicer. It can help keep the elements off of your vehicles and other items you may store in your carport. The materials for the gable roof are fairly inexpensive. It is easy to install a gable roof on a carport and anyone with the right tools and the proper knowledge can do this do-it-yourself kind of project. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tape measure
- 2-by-6s
- Hammer
- Nails
- 2-by-4s
- OSB board
- Drip edge
- Tar paper
- Carpenter's knife
- Shingles
- Roofing nails
Instructions
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Measure from one post to the next post on the carport. Cut the 2-by-6 off and mount it with the hammer and nails. Do this all the way around the carport. This gives you the starting point for the gable roof.
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Measure the 2-by-6 on the side of the carport every 24 inches on the center.
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Measure the 2-by-6s for the gable roof. Cut the 2-by-6s at a 45-degree angle on both ends. Do the same thing on the other side of the carport. Nail them together with the hammer and nails. Use the 2-by-4s as braces, running from one 2-by-6 to the next 2-by-6. Repeat this on the remaining 2-by-6s.
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Set the gable's on the top of the carport on the marks you made for the 24 inches on the center.
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Lay the OSB board on the roof of the carport and stagger them.
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Tack down the drip edge. Roll out the tar paper and cut it with a carpenter's knife. Tack the tar paper down with the hammer and roofing nails.
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Place the first row of shingles upside down. Start running the shingles from left to right. Stagger the seams. Once you have done all of that, it is time to put the caps on the shingles.
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Cut from the tab on the shingle which makes three caps. Lay the caps, starting from left to right, then nail them down with the hammer and roofing nails.
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Tips & Warnings
Measure twice and cut once.
References
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