The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.
Framing on roof rafters to attach to gable roof.
A simple gable shed roof is often built using 2 4 or 2 6 lumber for the rafters and 2 4 for the collar ties.
In conventional gable roof framing the slope of the roof is formed by rafters that run diagonally downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the exterior walls of the building.
Use 2 hurricane clips for each of your 4 end rafters.
Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.
Place the hurricane clips so one side is flush with the rafter and the bottom is flush with the top plates.
A gable roof for a shed can be built with rafters with a 1 6 ridge board or using trusses.
Then mount new trusses on the new addition walls.
Butt the first new truss against the old one.
Framing most common types of roof gable roof.
Tying in to an existing gable roof tie into the end of an existing gable roof by removing existing facing boards wall siding and any other obstructions back to the first truss of the old roof.
Use 1 1 2 in 3 8 cm nails through the holes in the hurricane clips to secure them in place.
Attach the rafters to your top plates using hurricane clips.