Roof And Ceiling Framing

There are several roof types.

Roof and ceiling framing.

Space these boards 4 ft. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders still prefer stick frame roofing. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house.

Depending on the roof design and the roof rafter spacing. Roof framing depends on the type of roof you want to build. The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types. Nail the 2 by 4s to the top of each ceiling joist with 2 16d nails.

Building codes such as the icc s 2012 international building code section 2308 10 roof and ceiling framing typically specify that where rafter ties are used they are required at intervals ranging from 12 to 24 o c. When framing your ceiling if the ceiling joists are not going in the same direction as the roof rafters 2 by 4s are added running in the same direction as the rafters. Apart and attach the ends to the ends of the rafters. Building code 2018 of utah 23 wood 2308 conventional light frame construction 2308 7 roof and ceiling framing 2308 7 wood roof and ceiling framing the framing details required in this section apply to roofs having a slope of not less than three units vertical in 12 units horizontal 25 percent.