House Framing And Add A Roof

Roof framing can be simple or complex depending on the roof.

House framing and add a roof.

Standard stick framing or the newer truss framing. From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. Lay out the dormer on the attic floor before. Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof.

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Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge. Work out dormer details on paper figure a. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Dormer anatomy the size of the new triple rafters and common rafters.

Stick truss roof framing nearly all roofs are framed using one of two methods. In this 3rd video from our 3 part house framing series pro framer larry haun demonstrates how to build the roof for a modest size house. Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board.

Gable dormer framing adding a gabled dormer roof creates additional space and.