How To Fram A Over Lay Roof

Wondering how to build the structure of your roof.

How to fram a over lay roof. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Roof framing rafter layout. From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it. This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters.

Measure your seat cuts. Start by marking the plumb line the horizontal line that marks where the wall will meet the rafter. At the low end of the valley the subfascias of the two roofs are mitered with a block filling in the roof framing. Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and.

To transition the eaves the horizontal fascia extends to the last rafter tail and a vertical return finishes the transition. How to frame a dormer. You should be able. Whether you re expanding a cramped attic into a bedroom office or playroom if you have any.

Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge. In this video i take show how to proper recover an old roof and make it look like it s a single layer check it out you might find useful tips for your new. We will go over raft. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark.

This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. While you re at it some carpenters.