The rafters were a enduring project. After getting them built and cut to the same length, it took weeks before I was able to sand them and lacquer them. My guess is that it too hour to construct each rafter, sand each one and apply two coats of lacquer.
Instead of cutting a birdsmouth, we simply used Simpson Ties. Smaller ones worked well, putting in four screws in each end of the rafter seem to secure them well. They are roughly 2' feet on enter with the front and back Rafters are inside the wagon. Only the porch rafter will be outside the wagon. I decided to have the porch only 3-4 inches beyond the end of the trailer.
I thought I wanted to see the rafter tails from the outside, However, after looking at many pictures, I like the appearance of a fascia board. So, in planning the roof, one needs to plan for the additional 3/4" for the fascia board since it has to be installed before the drip edge.
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