Simple Roof Framing

The roof makes up much or all off the walls of the home.

Simple roof framing.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Overhangs hips and dormers add greatly to the complexity of the framing. Fasten the panels to the roof framing members using 1 1 4 inch galvanized wood screws. 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.

Align roof panel position the roof panels on the box making sure that the front and back overhangs are even and that the joint of the panels at the roof peak is tight. It s a very simple roof design and is inexpensive because the roof serves as both roof and walls. Meeting current irc roof framing requirements means builders are really constructing very simple triangles using the rafters and ceiling joists because triangles are known to be the most stable shape. While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses the rafter supports of the roof itself learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry and a basic primer is covered below.

In order to maintain the triangle shape there are specific requirements for how to fasten the corners of the triangle together. I don t know if the second carpenter didn t use the pattern rafter or simply wasn t as precise but it was a costly mistake. Hanson pivot square makes the chore of laying out a roof quite simple. Roof framing can be simple or complex depending on the roof.

It can be framed like a floor system with horizontal framing members at 16 19 or 24 o c. Flat roof framing is relatively straightforward. The a frame is very easy to identify. 2x framing wood joists timber framing laminated beams steel concrete or sips.

This is the construction and installation of the roof frame which can be done with premade trusses. Depending on the span many different materials can frame a flat roof. When the roof framing was completed and decking installed there was a built in sag. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction.

This is a protective layer that covers the sheathing. This is the layer of material that goes on top of the frame and provides the surface of the roof. It s steep pointed roof which extends all the way to the ground or close to the ground. Stick truss roof framing.