Framing A Roof Corner

This is the basic problem involved in determining the length of a roof rafter a brace or any other member that forms the hypotenuse of an actual or imaginary right triangle.

Framing a roof corner.

Lay out the top and bottom plates on edge inserting the wall studs between the plates and nailing them in place at the. You might find it helpful to assemble the wall on the floor nail it together and then raise it into place. Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge. The framing square is used most frequently to find the length of the hypotenuse longest side of a right triangle when the lengths of the other two sides are known.

Nail the end stud of the short wall to the post corner with pairs of framing nails at each spacer block from bottom to top. Keeping the outside edge of the blade flush with the edge of the plywood slide the square until the 12 inch mark on the tongue intersects with the hip. When you construct a new wall there are some framing trick you need to know especially when framing a wall corner. Add the length of the overhang beyond this mark and.

Nail the overhanging portion of the top plate at the setback of the long. Position the square at the end of the rafter board with the tongue on your left and facing away from you.