Stand a post up in the bracket and hold a level on its side.
How to put a roof above my porch.
Hand framing a porch roof involves first setting the ridge beam and the side walls to the proper height that the roof will hang from.
Install another bracket in this position.
If attaching a patio roof to a ledger beneath the eaves does not allow for enough headroom you can set the new patio roof s rafters on the wall s top plate.
Screw these boards into the 144 inch boards perpendicularly.
The rafters can be attached 16 on center to the ridge beam using rafter ties.
Attach a 96 by 6 by 1 inch pine board to each chalk line on the 144 inch boards connecting the two 144 inch boards.
On a two story house you can usually tie the ledger into a band joist also called a rim joist located between the floors as shown below.
Once it is plumb mark the position on the porch roof.
Position a mounting bracket at one of the marks on the bottom of the porch.
Use 2 inch wood screws.