Thread of Lean To's

[bad_idea]

I plan to build a lean to on the back of my garage next summer for grilling and entertaining. I would like to see everyone's lean to for design ideas. I am not set on any one style, material type, or floor type at this point. I think it would be nice to see a collection of them for others in similar boat. Thanks all.

 

[sberry]

Depends on the scale. I finally figured out that I could turn the truck around and not have snow and sun on the window,,,, duh Building to put all the **** I didn't want in the shop and winter parking.

 

[btr598]

do you have any photos of how you attached the lean to red iron part to your existing building

 

[gungatim]

LGR!

 

[aka Larry]

Here's mine. It's 8'x16' and mainly used to keep my firewood dry.

 

[swamplife]

How much did the 8x16 cost? What had to happen to attach it to the gable end of the garage?

I would like to build one off of my gable end that's maybe 10x20. For parking the pupup camper or my Jeep for the winter and storing some lumber. I'll probably pour a concrete pad for parking whatever so it doesn't sink during the rainy system.

 

[aka Larry]

How much did the 8x16 cost? What had to happen to attach it to the gable end of the garage?

$420 total for everything pictured in the post above.


The 2x6 PT ledger board as seen here was bolted thru the steel supports post of my metal building.

 

[120mm]

I'm still planning my garage build, and I am seriously considering doing the entire garage as a lean-to.

My wife and I are planning to move to Tennessee, and build a roughly 1600 sq ft small house. We are looking for ways to have a large-ish garage without overwhelming the small house.

Growing up in rural Iowa, we had a couple barns that had lean-tos that had as big a footprint as the original barn. This was accomplished by joining the roof of the lean to the roof of the original barn, about 2/3d of the way down from the peak.

I'm looking of pictures of structures built that way, but am not having luck; I need to take some next time I'm up at Mom's place.

 

[finn]

My shop came with a 16’x60’ lean to, which was added after the initial build.

They used 6”x6” pressure treated pole barn posts, with a double 12” header and rafters sistered to the original trusses, on either 16” or, more likely, 24” centers.

I completed enclosing it and added a concrete floor, so now I have a 16’x60’ Bay for cold storage of the boat, sidexside, a couple of Mustangs, and lawn mower, chainsaw, etc.

 

[86turbodsl]

$420 total for everything pictured in the post above.


The 2x6 PT ledger board as seen here was bolted thru the steel supports post of my metal building.

Horizontal 3 rib steel? I have never seen that before.

 

[C91x]

Horizontal 3 rib steel? I have never seen that before.

That was my first thought too

 

[troyzstang]

Made one for my tractor. No way my tractor just rots out in the weather. Damn thing cost to much for that nonsense.

 

[MushCreek]

I'm planning one for the side of my barn. Probably about 10x30. I'll use it store my tractor and implements. My problem is making it sturdy enough that snow sliding off of my big gambrel roof doesn't destroy the lean-to. We don't get much snow here in SC, but 6" of wet snow is heavy.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Horizontal 3 rib steel? I have never seen that before.

The horizontal installation allows the construction of a lightweight metal building using less materials, as the ribs act as girts. Rarely is snow load an issue in this part of the state, and these buildings are popular here.

 

[120mm]

The horizontal installation allows the construction of a lightweight metal building using less materials, as the ribs act as girts. Rarely is snow load an issue in this part of the state, and these buildings are popular here.

I've seen them advertised as low cost alternatives to metal buildings.

 

[PoorOwner]

I always wonder if it is required to attach the lean-to to the house studs?

The house is on crawlspace foundation and the lean-to is built on a slab, would you still do it? Is there any technique to handle any movements between the two?

 

[Dustball]

Mine that I built two winters ago.

Key points-

• It's 13 feet between the house and the posts and 27 feet long.
• I used cedar tone 2x10s for the ledger, rafters, and beams and 6x6s for the posts.
• Post spacing is roughly 8 feet and joists are 24" OC with blocking.
• The ledgers were screwed to every wall stud using LedgerLok screws.
• All of the joist hangers and hurricane ties were installed using the appropriate Simpson structural screws.
• Post footings go down 48" to be below the frost line.
• The roof is 16'3" long corrugated metal screwed to 2x4 purlins.

At the start of last week, I had about 22 inches of snow on it when it rained a about an inch. A local home inspection blog stated he measured the weight of snow at around 35-40 psf. Doing the math (438 SF x 35 psf) puts the weight on the roof at around 15k lbs last week.

The first picture was last Sunday and also shows the porch and the shed roof over the garage doors I also built a few years prior.

 

[bad_idea]

Dustball,

I really like the look of that. Looks like you poured concrete for the footings about 4" above grade and then attached the posts on top of the concrete? The posts are a concern for me. I do not have a frost line, but we have a high water table. You dig 2' down and hit water where I'm at. Concerned about burying posts in that.

 

[Dustball]

Dustball,

I really like the look of that. Looks like you poured concrete for the footings about 4" above grade and then attached the posts on top of the concrete? The posts are a concern for me. I do not have a frost line, but we have a high water table. You dig 2' down and hit water where I'm at. Concerned about burying posts in that.

Yes- I dug down and flared the bottom of the hole and use uncut 48" concrete form tubes. In your case, you can dig shallower and cut the tube to whatever length you need. I embedded j-bolts into the wet concrete for the brackets to bolt to.

 

[willymakeit]

Use snow/ ice clips. They mount to ridge on panels. Melt water goes under.
Reduces slides a lot. Wouldn’t have a metal roof without them.

 

[HotrodHR]

Mine that I built two winters ago.

Key points-

• It's 13 feet between the house and the posts and 27 feet long.
• I used cedar tone 2x10s for the ledger, rafters, and beams and 6x6s for the posts.
• Post spacing is roughly 8 feet and joists are 24" OC with blocking.
• The ledgers were screwed to every wall stud using LedgerLok screws.
• All of the joist hangers and hurricane ties were installed using the appropriate Simpson structural screws.
• Post footings go down 48" to be below the frost line.
• The roof is 16'3" long corrugated metal screwed to 2x4 purlins.

At the start of last week, I had about 22 inches of snow on it when it rained a about an inch. A local home inspection blog stated he measured the weight of snow at around 35-40 psf. Doing the math (438 SF x 35 psf) puts the weight on the roof at around 15k lbs last week.

The first picture was last Sunday and also shows the porch and the shed roof over the garage doors I also built a few years prior.

Nice looking structure and location. Is this a home, shop, shop with an apartment, or "barndominium"?

 

[Dustball]

Nice looking structure and location. Is this a home, shop, shop with an apartment, or "barndominium"?

Thank you. It's a house with a 3-car garage on the ground level and all living space on the second floor.