1 12 pitch roof if this is a porch on a trailer use corrugated sheet material can be found at lowes.
Problems with roof slope at 1 12.
See low slope roofing.
After getting some advice here and on green building advisor we re thinki.
Low slope roofs are from 0 to 3 12 in pitch.
Rafter length from ledger board to beam is 7 with a 12 overhang.
My roof over the deck project is coming along slow but moving.
Typically large footprint single story warehouses and pre engineered metal buildings will utilize low slope metal roof systems.
If asphalt shingles are to be installed on a low slope roof special steps are required to avoid short roof life and roof leaks.
Minimum metal roof slope depends on the roof profile building design climate and site location.
Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12.
Hello our house is being built near the boundary of zone 4 and 5 in illinois with a 1 12 pitch metal roof.
Slopes greater than 18 12 are found on a frame roofs and some mansard style.
The roofer making the complaint said that he bid that job and lost to a lower bidder while thinking that the only suitable materials would include mule hide epdm or high rib steel.
From the bottom of the rafters to the deck on the house side is 7 and from the deck to the top of the beam is 6 3 1 2 which gives me just under a 1 12 pitch.
Some sources consider low slope to include 3 12 pitch roofs.