Rafter length from ledger board to beam is 7 with a 12 overhang.
Problems with roof slope at 1 12.
1 12 pitch roof if this is a porch on a trailer use corrugated sheet material can be found at lowes.
If asphalt shingles are to be installed on a low slope roof special steps are required to avoid short roof life and roof leaks.
Typically large footprint single story warehouses and pre engineered metal buildings will utilize low slope metal roof systems.
Slopes greater than 18 12 are found on a frame roofs and some mansard style.
I ve done a lot of research on low slope roofs because our builder does not have a lot of experience with flat roofs.
Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12.
After getting some advice here and on green building advisor we re thinki.
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.
Low slope roofs are from 0 to 3 12 in pitch.
The roof slope is only 1 12.
See low slope roofing.
My roof over the deck project is coming along slow but moving.
Comes in colors and an opaque color which would allow light into the area below.
Some sources consider low slope to include 3 12 pitch roofs.