Roof A Frame

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.

Roof a frame.

Roof framing rafter layout. An a frame house or other a frame building is an architectural house or building style featuring steeply angled sides roofline that usually begin at or near the foundation line and meet at the top in the shape of the letter a. Wondering how to build the structure of your roof. Like wall studs and floor joists rafters and trusses are spaced every 16 or 24 inches from center to center.

Understand the different measurements. If you want to frame a roof you ve got two important choices to make in terms of design. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Stick framing combines roof rafters with ceiling joists.

Most roofs utilize 16 inch spacings for strength and rigidity. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. Designing the roof 1. Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge.

Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and. An a frame ceiling can be open to the top rafters. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Choose a style of roof.

This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters. We will go over raft.