Over Framing A Cross Gable Roof

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Over framing a cross gable roof.

I will be building my second home this fall if all goes well. Construction of a roof addition over an existing concrete patio. Scott mcbride explains how he frames a roof in which two gables intersect at right angles one ridge slightly below the other. By scott mcbride issue 76.

If the frames are not properly constructed with adequate supports the roof can collapse. The sleepers are the way to go you can easily spike them into the existing rafters through the osb. A sidebar explains his method for calculating bevels for hip and valley rafters. My question is can i sheath the entire roof of the cathedral roof.

Over framing a cross gable roof to a open great room cathedral march 2020. Framing a cross gable roof one good valley rafter supports another. The framing plan below shows a bird s eye view of these parts. I have what i hope is a fairly simple question.

Section through cornice and common rafter. A frame with a cross gable roof aurorasolarinc. If a truss roof is used with this method the gable truss is manufactured 3 shorter than the others. Then the barge or fly rafter is attached to the end of the cantilevered outlooker.

Although a cross gable roof is mostly comprised of jack rafters the common rafter layout establishes dimensions such as the raising distance and the vertical depth that pertain to all the roof members. Then a 2 4 outlooker is placed over the dropped gable and butted into the side of the adjacent full height truss. How to attach home addition roof framing to existing sloping roof. High winds can also cause materials to peel away from gable roofs.

If there is too much of an overhang winds can create an uplift underneath and cause the roof to detach from the walls.