Visor over the porch with your own hands

The visor above the porch is not only protection from rain and snow, but also an important design detail, allowing to enter the entrance door to the overall style of the building. Having the skills of working with a tool, you can make a visor over the porch with your own hands, using different materials and technologies.

Requirements for a visor over the porch: The

• visor must reliably protect the front door and porch floor from rain, so it is better to make it protrude beyond the porch for at least half a meter;
• it must have strength and wind resistance, as well as the ability to withstand the snow load for a long time;The
• visor should fit into the overall style of the house.

Types of visors

The design of the visor can be a support, when the frame of the visor is fixed to the support posts, or hanging - with fastening to the wall. The choice of material directly depends on the chosen design: the supporting poles due to the redistribution of the load can withstand a much greater weight of the visor itself and the snow lying on it. Suspended visors are often made of light materials, while choosing a design available for snow removal.

Depending on the shape of the visors are:

• Single-edged visor, adjacent to the top of the ramp to the wall;
• Double-skinned visor with ramps directed to the sides of the porch;
• Arched - in the form of a semicircle, the lower parts of which are on the sides of the porch;
• Tent - in the form of a rounded or sectional canopy, covering the porch from all sides.

When mounting the visors, the wall is sometimes sewn on one or both sides to give them more wind protection, and also arrange fences and handrails.

Materials for the construction of the visor

The visor consists of a frame, supporting pillars and cover. Depending on the style of the building itself and financial possibilities, the frame of the visor is usually made of wood or metal, and any roofing material can serve as a coating.

Single and double-skinned canopies can be made using any roofing, for the arrangement of an awning of arched or hipped type, polycarbonate or flexible tiles are more suitable. The visor may well become a decorative element of the house if it is decorated with cast-iron forging, wood carving or overhead elements.

Single hanging visor

Single-skinned visor has a simple design and light weight, it can be made hanging or supporting method. The frame of the single-hood is made of wood or a metal corner. Cover better to choose the same as on the roof.

1. Measure the width of the porch, add to the resulting value of 30 cm on each side and get the width of the visor. Measure the distance in front of the entrance, which should cover the visor. The height of the visor is determined on the basis of the structure of the building, and the angle of inclination should not be less than 20 degrees. Draw a sketch and determine the length of the ramp.
2. Carry out of wood or metal rafters, equal to the length of the ramp, the struts and the wall beam. Collect the parts among themselves on self-tapping screws in the case of a wooden frame or by welding, if the frame is made of metal.
3. The frame is mounted above the porch. The wall beam is fixed above the entrance with the help of stainless screws, the struts are fixed with anchors.
4. On the rafters lay the crate of edging boards or bars. If a slate or a profiled metal sheet is chosen as the coating, the distance between the batten rails should be 20-40 cm. For flexible tiles, a continuous crate of boards or waterproof plywood is required.
5. On the rafters lay the roof covering, fixing it in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
6. To protect against rainfall, fasteners are fastened: the bar of abutment to the top of the ramp and the wall and the cornice bar at the bottom of the ramp.
7. Install a gutter, a pipe or a chain.

If the visor is attached to a multi-layer wall, it is fixed to the supporting layer of the wall with the help of stainless steel shoes. The passage of the beams and struts through the outer wall of the wall is sealed to prevent wetting of the insulation.

visor mounting scheme

double-skinned hood The double-edged visor has a more complex design, but with better protection from oblique rain and more convenient conditions for cleaning from snow. In addition, this design is more rigid, which means that it has higher wind protection properties.

1. Measure the dimensions of the visor in the same way as the one-hood. Perform a sketch. Calculate the size of triangular brackets and crates based on the length of the visor, rafters - from the width and height of the visor.
2. Carry out two brackets made of wood or metal: two perpendicular beams are fastened to each other and connected by a tine at an angle of 45 to 60 degrees.
3. Brackets are fixed to the wall at a distance equal to the width of the visor. To do this, the vertical beams of the bracket are applied to the wall, they are exposed using a level and fixed with three or four stainless screws.
4. If the visor is carried out by the support, wooden or metal poles are installed instead of the brackets. To do this, dig holes under them at the right distance, make a sand pillow, pour the rubble, install a pillar and pour it with concrete. The top of the posts is connected by bearing beams.
5. Wooden rafters or edging boards perform rafters. For a small overhead hood, two pairs of rafters are sufficient. Fasten the rafter legs together with crossbars. The rafters are fixed on the upper beams of the brackets and the ridge bar is installed.
6. On the rafters install a crate from a bar, board or plywood.
7. Hook hooks for gutters. Lay the roofing material, fixing it according to the manufacturer's instructions. Install the bar on the wall and the windshields in front of the visor to protect against snow and moisture.
8. Install a gutter, and then - the cornice bar, with the lower edge of the bar should fall inside the gutter. Fasten the drainpipe or chain.

Arched visor made of polycarbonate

This design is perhaps the most simple to implement, and is available to anyone. The frame for such a visor can be purchased in the store or carried out independently.

1. After measuring the porch, make a sketch or sketch, determining the dimensions of the frame.
2. The frame is made of a square pipe of 12-16 mm or an aluminum pipe, bending it along an arc with the necessary radius. For the peak, you need two arcs.
3. The arcs connect each other with straight pipe segments from both ends. For stiffening the structure, it is possible to weld a connecting beam behind it.
4. To the back arc welded canopies, for which the visor will be attached to the wall.
5. Clean the frame from scale, rust, primer and color.
6. After drying, the frame is installed over the porch, attaching it to the wall with screws.
7. Fasten polycarbonate with self-tapping screws. If desired, decorative elements are also attached.

When attaching a visor over the porch of a single-storey house, it is necessary to mount it so that the roof overhangs cover it by at least 20-30 cm, this will prevent water and snow from getting to the place of fixing the visor to the wall and prolong its service life.

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