Some kind of roof line attached to the garage would be needed.
													
																	How to build a floating deck with a roof. 
									
	
		
	
																	I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm. 
																	How to build a floating deck. 
																	Excavate the area for the floating deck then using a laser level move dirt until ground is level. 
																	I am taking a 25x25 roof over a garage that was done in decking then tile and leaked. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The crew builds a pair of decks that appear to float above a manmade creek. 
																	There are many covered deck ideas most of which start at a level slat roof with drainage or spaces and can advance to pitched and shingled roofs that add a pleasing aesthetic to a roof and the. 
																	By paul wa i have an interesting problem. 
																	They are sometimes called grade level or freestanding decks because they re built just above the ground level or grade. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Building a roof over a deck not only provides shade from the blazing sun and shelter from light to heavy rains it can also protect the deck itself from deteriorating under harsh weather conditions. 
																	I read somewhere that the act of taking a step up gives you the illusion of being in a different place i wanted to create a different place in our yard but because of our low fence walls and our hoa s rules against having anything go above the fence walls i knew that the different place would have to be low to the ground. 
																	This type of deck can only be made in areas that do not have a deep winter frost. 
																	Build a floating deck. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface. 
																	A floating deck is a deck that isn t attached to a building and they float above the ground. 
																	Generally floating decks are low to the ground and don t require handrails or even staircases. 
																	Covered decks can be made with either stand alone roofs or when the deck is adjacent to a building with a roof connected to the building. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
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