Pergola Roof Overhang

Since my pergola doesn t have a slope i wanted to add something that would at least prevent the water from puddling in the middle of the roof.

Pergola roof overhang.

The manufacturer s guidelines say the pitch should be 1 1 2 for each foot of paneling. Pergola roof retractable awning louver and sunroom systems. With the touch of a button louvers go from fully open to fully shut for the ultimate shade cover solution. Since equinox louvered roof systems are manufactured from extruded aluminum they offer greater durability than traditional plastic or fabric patio covers.

When the girders are cantilevered beyond the posts or the rafters are cantilevered beyond the girders any overhang shorter than 12 inches looks truncated i went with 18 inch overhangs here. These roofing panels are intended to be installed on a sloped roof rather than a flat one. You can put them down right over the top of your pergola like a roof. This is shown and explained in step 2 and step 3.

Remember too that the pergola will look different from various vantage points. So to raise the roof on one end would require a 10 1 2 drop. The big kahuna the sombrero the fedora pergola kits and the brim pergola kits all have 6 posts. My pergola roof is about 7 wide.

Each of our standard size pergola kits is designed with an overhang of the rafters and beams to the outside of the posts so that the roof structure is a bit larger than the area inside the posts.