Frame Gable Roof Expansion

Start with roof framing.

Frame gable roof expansion.

Here there are you can see one of our framing a porch roof gable gallery there are many picture that you can found we think you must click them too. Trusses streamline construction but it s important when using them to make sure the resulting eave works with the design of your building. But a gable roof also requires some form of horizontal. When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm.

That rafter outside forms the overhang for the barge boards to fix to and so the soffit boards and ventilation are continuous all the way. That is a horizontal member connecting the opposite rafters in their upper third which maintains the angle between the two rafters and prevents them from separating. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. The main elements of gable roof framing are pair of roof rafters and collar tie.

If you re a little unsure of your rough framing or roofing skills hire a carpenter to help with this phase of the roof dormer project. Then a 2 4 outlooker is placed over the dropped gable and butted into the side of the adjacent full height truss. Before manufactured trusses the simplest roof construction involved extending exposed rafter tails beyond the walls of the house. Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof.

Wide about 9 ft. If a truss roof is used with this method the gable truss is manufactured 3 shorter than the others. Then the barge or fly rafter is attached to the end of the cantilevered outlooker. The picture above shows the plan view of a gable roof ladder trusses are made up using four noggins bridging at each corner to support a rafter outside the building.

Each dormer adds about 30 sq. Top plates cannot be less than 2 in 5 1 cm thick. Framing a gable roof building a gable with barge end purlin struts and collar ties. The gable dormers we built are 6 ft.

From the floor to the peak and set back from the front wall of the house about 2 ft. A standard triangular roof known as a gable roof is framed using rafters which are diagonal members that support the roofing materials.