Stick Frame Roof Construction

Stick framing a roof requires framers to spend much more time on scaffolding ladders and above ground which means more chance for accidents.

Stick frame roof construction. The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types. It is easy for boards to walk off the job site when they are loose and in easy to carry pieces. Stick framing takes place on site while trusses come prefabricated and ready to. Most roofs utilize 16 inch spacings for strength and rigidity.

Continuing on from part 3. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam. The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound roof.

The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle. Stick framing can t span very far. There are several roof types. The rafters are usually positioned directly above the wall studs.

The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. Framers stick building a hip roof you can learn a great deal about roof framing by understanding the concepts of framing a gable or shed roof. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates.

The frame generally requires a continuous concrete foundation support which results in significantly higher foundation costs. Here we have a wood framed gable roof. With stick building which is more commonly used in building homes the frames are often built over a crawlspace or basements. Stick framing requires larger lumber and more of it.

Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse.

Stick framing combines roof rafters with ceiling joists. When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure. Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design.

Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. Like wall studs and floor joists rafters and trusses are spaced every 16 or 24 inches from center to center.