Framing Roof To Wall

Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square.

Framing roof to wall.

Fasten the wall into place. Remove the temporary collar ties. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Roof framing rafter layout.

Metal flashing prevents rain and run off water from seeping into the space between the roof and the wall and causing damage to the framing. Double the studs at the ends of the walls and around any doors or windows before standing up the framed wall. Line up the square with the pitch end of the chord and mark the line with a pencil. Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall.

The roof framing must support the roof decking and sheathing and resist loads applied to the sheathing and transfer loads vertically to support walls or frames. As you shim and plumb each section of wall drive 16d nails through the top plate into the framing with a hammer or nail gun. Remove a strips of drywall. From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it.

To limit the amount of drywall that has to be replaced use a ruler and pencil or a chalk. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. Roof framing doesn t have to be daunting but if it s your first try a simple gable roof say on a garden shed is the best bet. Some carpenters like to make this.

Finish the end walls with blocking studs notched to fit around the rafters and fastened to the top plate. Measure out each plumb cut. The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material. Then position and nail them to the plates.

Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor. If you choose you can use a small rake in the attic to pull any insulation back from the edge. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the wall for plumb with a level.

Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place. Then measure and nail the cripples into place. In wood framing basics and wall plans that have openings with cripples above the header cut and nail together the king studs and trimmers first. At this point you will brace the wall while you stand up against the adjacent walls and square them up before nailing them together.

The basic steps include.