Putting A Deck On Roof Of Bus

We put eyelets on the deck frame so that we can hang hammocks back there when there are no trees around.

Putting a deck on roof of bus.

You can do a floating deck and is really your only option. Boards on the deck the deck is about 8 feet by 10 feet and it hangs off the back of the bus creating an awning. You can use 2x material laid flat or 4x material also as sleepers. The posts should stack directly above a support post below and not within the span of a beam.

We debated but ended up not getting around to installing one before we hit the road. This pergola offers a metal slanted roof to provide coverage from the hot sun on your deck porch or patio. However i would highly recommend that you consider a that the epdm is lying flat on the roof subfloor without any sharp objects that can puncture the edpm once sleepers are laid over top and placed under load. Extremely happy with this purchase.

Treat it with the same products to give it a similar finish. The frame is metal and the sunshade is moveable. The sleepers aren t fastened in place and the floor floats. A 1 5 inch thick rim joist cannot support a 3 5 inch thick post above.

Be sure that the deck floor frame is at least as thick as the entire cross section of the post above and below. In this same vein we did not put in a ceiling vent fan. We added the rooftop deck on the back half of the bus and then we added solar panels to the front half without leaving any room for a fan. Hardware and tools are included for assembly.

Some people also like the feel of having a higher deck roof so this could be an option you might want to look at. Strips of 4 in wide epdm provide a layer of protection between the sleepers and the roof. Whenever i install decking over a roof i make sure the framing is structurally sound and properly pitched to drain water. We put it together in an hour really easy.

One of our readers rune eriksen sent us photos of his design for a home built deck drainage system and we were impressed enough to check it out. When you start building your roof over the deck try and get some material that compliments the decking.