Add Patio and Carport Roofs

There are a variety of different ways to add a carport or patio roof.

• Gable roof added to main house.
• Hip roof added to main house.
• Sloped roof added to main house.
• Roof added between two valleys in the main house.

Many contractors jump at the easy and cheap method of adding a roof to the very edge of the roof onto the tail ends of the rafters.
Unfortunately this is a process that usually causes roof damage to the house later.
We consistently see damage from these types of roofs years later. Often, we are asked to replace these roofs or to just remove this roof completely and repair the homes roof water damage.
Roofs can be successfully attached to fascia, but this option should only be done if not enough funding is available to do the job right. It should be understood that this method will often cause water damage later, even if everything works fine todays.
Some one story homes have a clearance problem when using simple sloped roofs. For these homes, one of the other styles of roof is recommended.