Framing Gable Roof Addition

The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above.

Framing gable roof addition.

Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates. Nsm construction 99 578 views. Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs.

Tying a roof perpendicular to the existing roof will be another matter. Shed gable hip gambrel and mansard. Another way would be to pull off some siding at the top of the wall on the gable end right where you are going to be starting the addition. House addition finished roof framing day 23 duration.

When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm. The typical gable roof diagram above shows the r length measured from the outside wall to the middle of the ridge beam the rafter section diagram below typical of a shed or patio cover roof shows the r length measured from the outside wall to the outside face of the ridge beam either one is acceptable depending on which type of roof you are building but if you are using the. How to frame a gable wall roof framing part 5 duration. Roofs are basically five types.

Take careful measurements to determine how many trusses you will need. Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one intersecting roof is built on top of the other. Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side. First you ll need to determine where your new gable roof will tie into the existing roof.