Stick Frame Roof Construction

And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse.

Stick frame roof construction.

The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam. The rafters are usually positioned directly above the wall studs. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house.

The beam or the ridge is the central part of the structure as all the framing must be connected to it. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. Like wall studs and floor joists rafters and trusses are spaced every 16 or 24 inches from center to center. Stick framing a roof requires framers to spend much more time on scaffolding ladders and above ground which means more chance for accidents.

Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. Roof framing depends on the type of roof you want to build. 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 frame generally requires a continuous concrete foundation support which results in significantly higher foundation costs.

It is easy for boards to walk off the job site when they are loose and in easy to carry pieces. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. Stick framing takes place on site while trusses come prefabricated and ready to. The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle.

The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types. Stick framing can t span very far. Most roofs utilize 16 inch spacings for strength and rigidity. Continuing on from part 3.

Here we have a wood framed gable roof. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure. Stick framing combines roof rafters with ceiling joists.

Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates. The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound 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.