Roof Framing Without Ridge Beam

When these framing members have been omitted and when there is no structural ridge design over which a roof is suspended the inwards force on the upper roof combined with the downwards movement of the ridge will pull the lower half or more of the rafter away from the ridge board.

Roof framing without ridge beam.

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. We will go over raft. Framing in a ridge beam in shed roof construction is not hard. As you can the see the ridge sagged at the center as a result and when viewed from the side the walls splay outward below the area.

Manufactured roof trusses do not need a ridge rafter or ridge beam. A proper beam would have a supporting post at each end. In this design the tops of the rafters attach to a load bearing ridge beam that runs along the length of the roof. You don t need a ridge beam but you do need a way to keep the walls from spreading.

First off yes it is a common practice to frame a roof with no ridgeboard. Its the way i was trained to build sheds. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Here s a picture of a gable style shed using a ridge beam.

Wondering how to build the structure of your roof. One collar tie would be enough in your case. Now if you have done any looking around this site you ll quickly see that i am not a fan of using a ridge beam in shed construction. A flush ridge beam as in the hayes residence above right by ray kappe demonstrates the same principles only with the ridge beam aligned in the same plane as the roof joists.

I always always build trusses. A structural ridge is the standard alternative to ceiling joists. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. This can be accomplished with collar ties boards spanning the shed at ceiling height or with large gussets further up the rafter slope.

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