Over Framing A Cross Gable Roof

By scott mcbride issue 76.

Over framing a cross gable roof.

How to attach home addition roof framing to existing sloping roof. My question is can i sheath the entire roof of the cathedral roof. Construction of a roof addition over an existing concrete patio. Its a hell of alot stronger.

A frame with a cross gable roof aurorasolarinc. I will be building my second home this fall if all goes well. I have what i hope is a fairly simple question. The sleepers are the way to go you can easily spike them into the existing rafters through the osb.

Then the barge or fly rafter is attached to the end of the cantilevered outlooker. A sidebar explains his method for calculating bevels for hip and valley rafters. Then a 2 4 outlooker is placed over the dropped gable and butted into the side of the adjacent full height truss. 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 a truss roof is used with this method the gable truss is manufactured 3 shorter than the others. 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. Scott mcbride explains how he frames a roof in which two gables intersect at right angles one ridge slightly below the other. High winds can also cause materials to peel away from gable roofs.

Although a cross gable roof is mostly comprised of jack rafters the common rafter layout establishes dimensions such as the raising distance and the vertical depth that pertain to all the roof members. If the frames are not properly constructed with adequate supports the roof can collapse. Over framing a cross gable roof to a open great room cathedral march 2020. 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.

If there is too much of an overhang winds can create an uplift underneath and cause the roof to detach from the walls.