Hand Cut Roof Framing

The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

Hand cut roof framing.

Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. When the square is held with the blade in the left hand the tongue in the right hand and the heel pointed away. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

To measure out your cuts you ll need a pencil a framing square and movable stair gauges to make accurate cuts. Visit the roof framing page for more information on cutting roof rafters and visit the roof pitch calculator for determining rafter lengths based on rise and run. Snip the two sides. Http amzn to 2sfscbz swanson speed square http amzn to 2svgnvt 16 x 24 framing square starrett http amzn to 2sflm5v milwaukee circular saw http amzn.

Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Roof framing in this chapter we will introduce you to the fundamentals of roof design and construction.

3 things to keep in mind when deciding the differences between a hand cut roof and trusses. The angle of the cuts made on the pitch end of the rafters will depend upon the rise you ve calculated. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle.

Roof framing rafter layout 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. Gradually being replaced by the term cut cut is the angle that the roof surface makes with a horizontal. Bob helps lay rafters and the ridge pole for the vaulted roof of the lifespan house. You can use the same trick to cut metal studs.

Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square. Make sure to stick around to the end of the show for something fu.