Stick Framing Roof Rafters

If your project had a rafter length of 8 or less a safe and strong method is to use 2x8 framed 16 on center.

Stick framing roof rafters.

The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial. The rafters are usually positioned directly above the wall studs. The beam or the ridge is the central part of the structure as all the framing must be connected to it. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing.

Like wall studs and floor joists rafters and trusses are spaced every 16 or 24 inches from center to center. Here we have a wood framed gable roof. Roof framing rafter layout. Continuing on from part 3.

Rafter layout with a framing square. Stick framing combines roof rafters with ceiling joists. For stick framed roofs that have horizontal joists rafters rest on the exterior wall plates and slope upward to meet at a center ridge board to form a gable roof. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure.

Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. 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. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

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. As a general rule roofs that have a high human occupancy rate should be framed with rafters every 16 structures such as sheds or barns can be frames with rafters every 24 again make sure to consult local codes. This example is for a roof with an 8 12 pitch. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam.

While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders still prefer stick frame roofing. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Stick framing can also produce.

There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house. Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design.