Simple Roof Framing

It s steep pointed roof which extends all the way to the ground or close to the ground.

Simple roof framing.

Standard stick framing or the newer truss framing. Nearly all roofs are framed using one of two methods. You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates. Fasten the panels to the roof framing members using 1 1 4 inch galvanized wood screws.

Roof framing can be simple or complex depending on the roof. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Align roof panel position the roof panels on the box making sure that the front and back overhangs are even and that the joint of the panels at the roof peak is tight. Flat roof framing is relatively straightforward.

Meeting current irc roof framing requirements means builders are really constructing very simple triangles using the rafters and ceiling joists because triangles are known to be the most stable shape. This is a protective layer that covers the sheathing. The a frame is very easy to identify. Stick truss roof framing.

This is the layer of material that goes on top of the frame and provides the surface of the roof. Depending on the span many different materials can frame a flat roof. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line.

Overhangs hips and dormers add greatly to the complexity of the framing. While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses the rafter supports of the roof itself learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry and a basic primer is covered below. It s a very simple roof design and is inexpensive because the roof serves as both roof and walls. It can be framed like a floor system with horizontal framing members at 16 19 or 24 o c.

I don t know if the second carpenter didn t use the pattern rafter or simply wasn t as precise but it was a costly mistake. The roof makes up much or all off the walls of the home. This is the construction and installation of the roof frame which can be done with premade trusses. When the roof framing was completed and decking installed there was a built in sag.