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laura_cremeans

Porch roof

9 years ago
I'm wanting to do something similar with my front porch but I'm told I need to have a beam across the bottom area of the gable. How was this done without one? I like the open look.
Hornstein Residence · More Info

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  • PRO
    9 years ago
    Hi Laura,
    This roof extends all the way through the house and is supported on the interior walls. If you wanted to add on only the gable, you would need some type of support. We have done very thin metal 'collar ties' like in our Blacksmith Shop project (not very mid century), otherwise you would need a beam to hold the two bottom corners together. Sorry, I don't have better info. Good luck.
  • 9 years ago
    Thank you so much for your quick response!
  • 7 years ago

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