How To Cut A Shed Roof Rafter

The ridge end of the rafter and often the eve end will need to be cut to.

How to cut a shed roof rafter. Tail cut which may be cut plumb or square depending on how the eaves are detailed. Mark and cut the first rafter ends. Plumb cut typically called the ridge cut at the top end of the rafter. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

A common rafter has three basic parts you need to become familiar with. The vertical cut is called the birdsmouth and the horizontal cut is called. This is the easy way to figure the angle to cut a porch roof rafter. Birdsmouth which consists of two cuts a horizontal seat cut and a vertical shoulder cut.

Make a set of. The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut which itself comprises 2 different cuts where the rafter meets the building s wall and the tail cut at the base of the rafter. Mark and cut the seat and birdsmouth. How to build shed roof rafters step 1.