Gable Roof Addition Framing

Ceiling joists span between parallel walls for added.

Gable roof addition framing.

Framing the gable ends 1. Add ceiling joists every 24 in 61 cm on your top plates. Take careful measurements to determine how many trusses you will need. First you ll need to determine where your new gable roof will tie into the existing roof.

The connection of the sheathing to the supporting members in these areas is most critical and often may be detailed with a higher density of connectors than other roof areas. House addition finished roof framing day 23 duration. Adding a gable roof addition to your house will require one type of framing. These areas include the high pressure eave and corner zones porch and roof overhangs gable ends and where roof framing joins bearing walls or beams.

Nsm construction 99 578 views. Tying a roof perpendicular to the existing roof will be another matter. How to frame a gable wall roof framing part 5 duration. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates.

Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one intersecting roof is built on top of the other. Either the addition is added to form a t shape to the house with the ridge running perpendicular to the main house roof or the addition is continued on the end of the house making it longer with the ridge running the same way as the existing house. Here we will focus on adding length to the end of a house roof. The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above.

Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Determine the pitch you want for.