Then position and nail them to the plates.
Framing roof to wall.
Double the studs at the ends of the walls and around any doors or windows before standing up the framed wall.
Line up the square with the pitch end of the chord and mark the line with a pencil.
Measure out each plumb cut.
Finish the end walls with blocking studs notched to fit around the rafters and fastened to the top plate.
Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber.
Metal flashing prevents rain and run off water from seeping into the space between the roof and the wall and causing damage to the framing.
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.
The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material.
Remove a strips of drywall.
Then measure and nail the cripples into place.
Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark.
In wood framing basics and wall plans that have openings with cripples above the header cut and nail together the king studs and trimmers first.
To limit the amount of drywall that has to be replaced use a ruler and pencil or a chalk.
The roof framing must also function as part of the roof diaphragm to transfer lateral loads to the shear walls below.
Because most roof flashing is required to extend up the wall a minimum of 4 and some a minimum of 5.
Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor.
At this point you will brace the wall while you stand up against the adjacent walls and square them up before nailing them together.
This will the first point of the rafter measurement line.
The roof framing must support the roof decking and sheathing and resist loads applied to the sheathing and transfer loads vertically to support walls or frames.
Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square.
The basic steps include.
Remove the temporary collar ties.
Some carpenters like to make this.
Proper flashing is crucial at a roof to wall intersection.
Roof framing doesn t have to be daunting but if it s your first try a simple gable roof say on a garden shed is the best bet.
Roof framing rafter layout.
Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the wall for plumb with a level.
As you shim and plumb each section of wall drive 16d nails through the top plate into the framing with a hammer or nail gun.
Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall.
