Framing Gable Roof Addition

Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs.

Framing gable roof addition. Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side. When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm. The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above. Roof framing is one of those carpenter skills that appears quite complicated and indeed some roof designs are difficult.

Once you can reach the heel carefully measure the height of it vertically at the outside corner of the wall to within 1 8 inch. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates. First you ll need to determine where your new gable roof will tie into the existing roof. 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.

Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. 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. Nsm construction 99 578 views. Adding a gable roof addition to your house will require one type of framing.

Tying a roof perpendicular to the existing roof will be another matter. Shed gable hip gambrel and mansard. 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.