Front Entry

[carls]

I always have the issue of trying to elevate the front entry.
In this plan I have done the roof but now want to gable the front entry with columns or whatever.
Can someone give a suggestion?

[gawdzira]

Hello Carl,

I would not put a gable over the entry. 1000 words attached.

[Canuck]

Pop up the roof system over the entry so it's clearing and unattached to the main roof system except at the back. Throw in extended bearing points from the walls on either side of the entry at the front. Here on the "Wet Coast" we get about 1500mm of rain a year and everything I design must have well covered entry from the elements. This is an easy work around for enclosed front entry as it keeps you from having to do some ugly vallies to move the water off the extended entry roof. We call this sort of system a "Top Hat". Not sure what you Americans call it.

[carls]

I popped the roof up and seem to be what I want.
Could you explain the extended bearing point.
Sorry....
I know that I can select the roof plane and tab and get the bearing point.
Then like a line with start and end I can extend those points.

[Canuck]

Hi Carl:

Wish I had the time to draw and post but I'm beyond overloaded at the moment. But bearing points for the post supporting the front of the roof run. Usually columns run to the ground but in an application like this we overlap the other two roof overhangs and run the columns into the supporting walls of the walls on either side of the entry path. The two beams supporting the "Top Hat" are then run from the outside wall of the door wall - forward to the two columns you bring up from the walls. The key here is to ensure you have good drainage (1500mm = 59.054" (5'~)) for the rain fall. To this we like to keep as much space between the upper and lower roof, usually 18" to 28". Really depends on the roof slope. Note: Supporting columns require good flashing and saddles to not cause leaking down the road. Do a detail to ensure the contractor gets it right.

When you've done the house, post an jpg. I'd like to see how it looks.