Hi everyone i want to build a lean to with my brother,

We have found something we would like to copy,

We want it 12ft x 8ft cause there is a slab of concrete allready there from a previous lean to,

We have no wood work skills so we're learning lol, except I built a stand for my 500 litre fish tank using stud work and ply and it's still holding and looks nice...

At work have lots of 4x2 and tongue and groove stuff...

And I have 6 sheets of around 4ft x 1.5ft safety glass.

 

This is what I'd like to build but I don't want roof to slope both ways cause I want it to fix to house,

 

The bits I'm worried about are:

1 how do I joint it to house so it Don't leak between the wall and wood,

2 will just tongue and groove seal the roof or will there be felt beneath it and how would I go about laying it in stages,

 

Sorry to ask here but have no idea on roofing but the stud work and walls I'm not so scared of lol...and know most on here are a lot smarter then me...

I don't want to sound condescending but get someone in who knows what they are doing

it looks easy but it isn't you need to lead work the join so it doesn't leak

it shouldn't cost too much but if you have no experience do not try it yourself (yep I did have a go and my mate laughed for a month but he did fix it)

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Speak to Brian ( znut) he is an experienced roofer and may have some ideas :thumbup:

Do you mean get someone to lead work it to house or build whole thing lol...

1. You would drill holes in the brick (not all the way through) and put wall plugs in it, it won't/can't leak. 2. You should use roofing felt to cover the outside of the roof/grooving so the water runs of that and doesn't rot the wood. [emoji106]

 

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Speak to Brian ( znut) he is an experienced roofer and may have some ideas :thumbup:

 

Hopefully he comes on I can't pm at moment hopefully be re subbing soon...Thank you...

You can PM you are still showing purple and i went to PM you to see if the box would open :thumbup1:

You can PM you are still showing purple and i went to PM you to see if the box would open :thumbup1:

 

Just tried to pm you and it works when I tried a while back it would not let me lol,

I will pm him now..

You could use weather proof flashing, but ideally you want to grind a groove in the wall along line of the roof so you can bury an inch or so into the mortar, ie grind out a mortar line in the brick as opposed to the brick material itself, will be easier.

Then either cement over or seal the joint between the flashing and the wall with suitable sealant.

 

For the upper part of the roof batten and felt then tile or wood shingle down to the glass, obviously overlapping the top of the glass.

Using a router, make some grooves in the roof beams to allow the glass to sit and use flashing again over the beam and glass join or sealant to create a water tight run off of water.

 

Those are my ideas but as i said speak to Bri :thumbup1:

The picture you have put up shows part of the roof sloping into the main wall which is not a good idea. Just have one slope sloping away from the wall and as Groover has said put a grove along the wall about 5" above the roof which you will need a lead flashing fixed into which runs down the side of the wall onto the roof. This will form the waterproof barrier between the wall and roof. Good luck Terry and Znut is the expert on roofs and he can give a more detailed view on what to do.

The picture you have put up shows part of the roof sloping into the main wall which is not a good idea. Just have one slope sloping away from the wall

 

 

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Thanks JP :) I should read more carefully. As for the roof material T and G boards will leak so you will have to felt it all and use roofing slates.