Ridge Pole Roof Construction

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Ridge pole roof construction.

The typical gable roof diagram above shows the r length measured from the outside wall to the middle of the ridge beam the rafter section diagram below typical of a shed or patio cover roof shows the r length measured from the outside wall to the outside face of the ridge beam either one is acceptable depending on which type of roof you are building but if you are using the. I can t ever recall seeing a saltbox shed built with a ridge beam or even a gambrel roof shed for that matter. This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters. The ridge board s length will be the outside measurement of the building plus the length of the overhang at both ends.

Find roof panel ridge caps at lowe s today. You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates. Choose a ridge board that is one size larger than your common rafters. Come to think of it the only style shed i can see that would be easy to use a ridge beam is the gable style shed.

For 2 x 6 rafters use a 2 x 8 ridge board and so on. A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line. We will go over raft.