Framing Shed Roof Rafters

Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

Framing shed roof rafters. Install the gussets on both sides of all the rafters except for the gable end rafters. 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. Skillion shed style roof framing. The skillion and shed style roofs are framed with a single slope 2 4 or 2 6 or thicker rafters spanning from the low wall to the high wall.

It rests on top of your wall framing and when done properly serves to keep your shed walls in place while supporting a roof. Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed. Now build the remaining roof rafters using the original rafter template and the jig on the shed floor. Fasten the truss by driving 8d finishing nails at an angle down through the board just above the birdsmouth notch and into the underlying wall plate.

Test the rafter assembly by standing it up and lining it up with the edges of the shed floor. If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. More specifically it is a beam that goes from the peak of your roof down to the eve.

A rafter is the frame of your roof. If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. Difference between a rafter and truss. Place a nail every three inches along the edges of the gusset.

Attach the end rafters to the wall plates of your shed frame.