Framing Roof To Wall

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.

Framing roof to wall.

At this point you will brace the wall while you stand up against the adjacent walls and square them up before nailing them together. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the wall for plumb with a level. Remove the temporary collar ties. Metal flashing prevents rain and run off water from seeping into the space between the roof and the wall and causing damage to the framing.

In wood framing basics and wall plans that have openings with cripples above the header cut and nail together the king studs and trimmers first. Then position and nail them to the plates. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. Finish the end walls with blocking studs notched to fit around the rafters and fastened to the top plate.

Line up the square with the pitch end of the chord and mark the line with a pencil. Fasten the wall into place. The roof framing must also function as part of the roof diaphragm to transfer lateral loads to the shear walls below. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line.

The basic steps include. If you choose you can use a small rake in the attic to pull any insulation back from the edge. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place.

Measure out each plumb cut. Remove a strips of drywall. The roof framing must support the roof decking and sheathing and resist loads applied to the sheathing and transfer loads vertically to support walls or frames. To limit the amount of drywall that has to be replaced use a ruler and pencil or a chalk.

Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall. Roof framing doesn t have to be daunting but if it s your first try a simple gable roof say on a garden shed is the best bet. Proper flashing is crucial at a roof to wall intersection. Some carpenters like to make this.

Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square. Because most roof flashing is required to extend up the wall a minimum of 4 and some a minimum of 5. Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor. The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material.

Roof framing rafter layout.