Framing A Curved Roof Tiny House

Building the esk et tiny house is a series of videos around our tiny house projects at alkali lake with work done by journeyman carpenter robert johnson member of esk etemc a first nation.

Framing a curved roof tiny house.

Advanced wood framing this is our modern twist on a classic reliable system wood stick framing. Jul 19 2016 if you can imagine it we can build it. Sips can be made by the individual and are a little more expensive and harder to run witring and plumbing through. From figuring out how to design the tiny house roo.

Https goo gl 1ugazc framing a tiny house roof is so easy. In an effort to reduce weight reduce redundancy and increase thermal performance we utilize a method known as advanced framing. Framing the roof of my tiny house was the hardest part of the whole build in my mind. Being up high plus compound angles make it complicated.

This tiny house prototype teams a high pitched roof with a curved barrel roof and large windows that provide a light filled interior. There is a fair bit of math involved and even pros have to take a second to think about it when you get to framing any complex dormers or bump outs. Either conventional stud framing or avanced framing will work but in a small house with a loft addition special consideration must be made to support the loft. Very simple and easy method.

Brief overview on how a framed the barrel roof on my tiny house using 30 less materials than most roofs. I am not a structural engineer but i believe the general consensus within the tiny house community is that 2x4 studs are more than adequate for tiny house construction with advanced framing primarily because these are single story structures and without a second or third story to support there is much less load on each wall since the walls need to support the weight of the roof and. Most tiny houses being built today still utilize the familiar system of 2 4 wall studs and 2 6 rafters.