Above the top of the trusses.
Framing sloped roof garage.
If you build a flat roof try to have it slope in multiple directions to drains or gutters.
If both walls are the same height you can either raise one by adding plates to it or you can build a frame for the wall separately and then install this on top of the wall.
Screw the roof plates through the roof boards into the rafters below.
A 13 pieces of 2 4 lumber 144 long bottom rafters.
B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge.
In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following.
Pitch is the amount of angle or slope the roof has.
Four to 6 in.
A slanted shed roof can easily be built if one of the walls of the shed stands taller than the opposite one.
This is denoted two ways a 1 3 or 1 4 pitch in fractions and a 6 12 pitch in inches which means the roof rises 6 inches for each 12 inches of run.
C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters.
Trim the angle to fit and screw the ridge rafter to the first truss and roof plates.
Think of a flattened hip roof.
A framing square is traditionally used for laying out the roof and determining pitch.
Next measure for the ridge estimate the angle and cut it a little long.
It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped.
Concrete with a 4 000 psi mixture.
So if the pitch of your roof is 7 12 place one stair gauge on the vertical part of the framing square the tongue at the 7 inches 18 cm mark and place one stair gauge on the horizontal part of the framing square the body at the 12 inches 30 cm mark.
A flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12.
From the final grade vinyl siding can be touching the ground and fiber cement can be within 2 in.
Complete the tie in by installing a pair of rafters.
Once your walls are uneven you can build a slanted roof to fit.
Wood garage door framing sheathing and wood siding need to be 6 in.