Once your lumber is prepped, screw plywood plates to the posts ... Next, cut and install the inner 2x10 headers at the front and back and then the rafter supports (E) cut from 2x8s. Rip the 2x8s to ...
We placed the rafters and then attached a Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) beam to the front posts to support the three-foot overhang, and a 2x10 subfascia to the back to tie the roof framing together.