Cut Gable Roof

Framing the gable ends 1.

Cut gable roof.

Install metal drip edge at the eaves. Ceiling joists span between parallel walls for added. Now before you screw the gable trim down check to see that you ve got one major rib of the roof panel under the raised flange of the gable trim. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm.

Gable roof framing calculator plan diagram with full dimensions for a good straight fascia add an extra inch or 2 to the tails of all your rafters total length. How to cut gable roof rafters with the step off method. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates. Then add siding and trim to the new gable roof end.

Once new trusses are secured sheath the roof with oriented strand board osb lay down roofing paper then nail on shingles. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge. Determine the pitch you want for.

I show how to measure layout and cut gable roof rafters. Learn how to install gable and rake trim on a metal roof. Using your combo square mark a 45 degree line. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. Add ceiling joists every 24 in 61 cm on your top plates. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and. Then install new ridge board tying it to the old roof by cutting back part of the original ridge board so there is overlap. Using t bevel which was previously locked to the pitch of your roof mark a line on the drip edge side of the gable up. After they re up you can snap a line to mark and trim the tails in a nice straight line to make up for any ridge warp or marking cutting and fixing errors.