Framing Roof Rakes

Overhanging exposed overhanging and boxed in and abbreviated or extended.

Framing roof rakes.

Our ladder design will ensure you have a rock solid functional roof over your head for decades to come no matter what mother nature decides to throw at it. This is one of the most common types. For lookouts on deeper overhangs i use 2x6s on edge so i frame the rake 51 2 inches lower than the top of the rafters. Roof framing rafter layout.

A closed rake is boxed in. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Discover every tip trick we have to building the perfect roof rake ladder. Exposed rakes often are on sheds or cottage homes.

The diagonal plates are 3 1 2 inches down from the tops of the rafters to support 2x4 lookouts for framing the rake. After the end points of the plates are located the length is found using a base 1 triangle for a 6 in 12 pitch where the hypotenuse is 1 118 times the length of the base. The soffit usually is 6 inches or less in width and simple in design. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark.

There are three types of roof rakes. For a shallow overhang less than 18 inches i use 2x6s on the flat so i typically frame the rake wall 11 2 inches shorter measured square to the rafter than the elevation of the rafter tops.