Secondary roof structure for insulating, cooling and protecting a house

Abstract

The secondary roof structure of the present invention provides a supplemental house cover, including an independent roof structure spanning and effectively covering the building structure to be protected. The independent roof structure preferably includes a plurality of vertical support members positioned at least some horizontal distance outside the perimeter or footprint of the building structure to be protected, supporting an oversize roof portion separated from and at least some vertical distance over the building structure. The independent roof structure may be constructed before, simultaneously, or after the construction of the building structure being protected. The independent roof structure provides shade, shelter, and supplemental environmental protection to the building structure.

1 . A method for providing supplemental shelter for a building comprising: 
 erecting a plurality of vertical support members around the perimeter of said building;    interconnecting a plurality of horizontal supports proximate the upper ends of the vertical supports;    affixing a plurality of roofing support beams to the horizontal supports to form a roof pitch sufficient to shed water; and    connecting rigid, waterproof roofing materials to the roofing support beams, forming a barrier to elemental conditions.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further including the steps of: 
 attaching a plurality of horizontal rails to the vertical structural supports in close proximity to the upper ends of the vertical support members, around the perimeter of the supplemental shelter; and    attaching a pliable material having slidable attachment means to the horizontal rails to form a moveable vertical barrier on the perimeter of the supplemental shelter.    
   
   
       3 . A supplemental shelter for a building comprising: 
 a plurality of vertical support members disposed around the perimeter of the building, each of said vertical supports having an upper end;    a plurality of horizontal supports attached perpendicularly proximate the upper ends of at least two of said vertical support members;    a plurality of roofing support beams interconnected to said horizontal supports to form a roof pitch; and    rigid, waterproof roofing materials affixed to said roofing support beams, forming a barrier to elemental conditions.    
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further including: 
 a plurality of horizontal rails disposed between each pair of adjacent vertical support members in close proximity to said upper ends of said vertical support members; and    pliable material slidably attached to said horizontal rails to form a moveable vertical barrier around said supplemental shelter.