Porch Swing Connection To Roof

If you already have adirondack chairs on your porch you can get a swing to match.

Porch swing connection to roof.

Propel your two metal loop into a broad pillar. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. Hanging chains length will vary from craftsman to craftsman and the normal range is 18 to 24 inches off the ground. It supports 500 lbs.

Find a broad bar no less than three inches wide and six inches broad so that it can bolster a metal loop. Predrill a hole through the joist. Length makes it ideal for two people. At the halfway point hammer the piece over the roof peak.

Slide a six inch machine threaded eyebolt up through the porch ceiling and have a friend on the other end on the porch roof. Spreading the anchor points slightly at the joist reduces lateral movement when swinging. The positioning of your rafters will depend on the pitch of the porch roof. Use screws to secure the rafter to the sill plate.

Fastening to masonry walls. If possible use four chains to hang your swing from its hooks two chains descend from each hook or eye bolt one to the back of the swing and one to the front. Cut away part of the roof above the porch swing to access the joists and beams that can support the eye screw. The porch roof may match the pitch of your home or have a more shallow roof pitch.

In the wake of introducing two metal loops you ll circle the rope connected to the handles of the swing. Position the rafters on top of the sill plate. Push the end of the rope through the front of the swing and make an overhand knot that s big enough to keep the rope from slipping through the hole especially when swinging. Place the joist anchors from 2 to 4 inches wider than the swing s attachment points.

Cut the bend line halfway into the piece of flashing with tin snips once you reach the roof peak if you have a gabled porch addition. Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge. Joist hangers can help you mount each rafter to the house. The drill tip should come out straight through the ceiling of your porch.

This is the standard height range of comfort.