Roof Framing Steps

Stick framing combines roof rafters with ceiling joists.

Roof framing steps.

Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. Lean to shed roof framing. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates.

Install any secondary members gable ends hips valleys and jack rafters. On the body of the square the longer side input the 12 and input the 7 on the tongue the shorter side of the square by lining up the stair gauges at the corresponding point on the square. The last stage of the roof framing is the installation of lookout blocks at each rafter tail along the overhang for the soffit. Notch a birdsmouth where it sits on the low wall and extend it past the wall for the eaves.

Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse. Like wall studs and floor joists rafters and trusses are spaced every 16 or 24 inches from center to center. We will go over raft.

The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle. This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters. The high end of the rafter sits on or attaches to a ledger plate attached to the existing wall. Most roofs utilize 16 inch spacings for strength and rigidity.

This is the layer of material that goes on top of the frame and provides the surface of the roof. This is the construction and installation of the roof frame which can be done with premade trusses. The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. Install collar ties purlin and bracing as needed for the rafters and ridge to prevent sagging.

The lower end is done the same way a skillion or shed roof is. A lean to roof just means it s attached to an existing structure. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. The rafters are usually positioned directly above the wall studs.

When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm.