Over Framing A Cross Gable Roof

I will be building my second home this fall if all goes well.

Over framing a cross gable roof. High winds can also cause materials to peel away from gable roofs. Over framing a cross gable roof to a open great room cathedral march 2020. If a truss roof is used with this method the gable truss is manufactured 3 shorter than the others. A frame with a cross gable roof aurorasolarinc.

Over framing a cross gable roof to a open great room cathedral we do what your asking quite often where i work usually using 2x6 rafters and 2x10 sleepers. If there is too much of an overhang winds can create an uplift underneath and cause the roof to detach from the walls. Framing a cross gable roof one good valley rafter supports another. If the frames are not properly constructed with adequate supports the roof can collapse.

Gable roof framing calculator plan diagram with full dimensions for a good straight fascia add an extra inch or 2 to the tails of all your rafters total length. My question is can i sheath the entire roof of the cathedral roof. Then the barge or fly rafter is attached to the end of the cantilevered outlooker. How to attach home addition roof framing to existing sloping roof.

After they re up you can snap a line to mark and trim the tails in a nice straight line to make up for any ridge warp or marking cutting and fixing errors. The framing plan below shows a bird s eye view of these parts. Construction of a roof addition over an existing concrete patio. Section through cornice and common rafter.

A sidebar explains his method for calculating bevels for hip and valley rafters. By scott mcbride issue 76. Scott mcbride explains how he frames a roof in which two gables intersect at right angles one ridge slightly below the other. The sleepers are the way to go you can easily spike them into the existing rafters through the osb.

Then a 2 4 outlooker is placed over the dropped gable and butted into the side of the adjacent full height truss.