Stick Framed Roof Bracing

Keep it simple and remember.

Stick framed roof bracing.

For professional framing crews stick framing a roof is just as simple as setting roof trusses although it takes a little longer which translates into higher labor charges. Then dimensional lumber called rafters are cut to fit one piece at a time and shoved up to a framer on the roof that s balancing on scaffolding who installs the rafters. An important notation is that the purlin bracing should be off of walls or beams as needed. 36 build 134 february march 2013 roof bracing we complete this four part build series on calculating bracing requirements by looking at roof bracing.

How to frame a gable roof without ceiling joists. You will learn some great tricks for using braces to keep. They are easily changed and manipulated later if needed by either changing up the space removing an attic floor to make a more open room or other modeling plans. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house.

Stick framing is building the roof on the construction site one piece or board at a time. Framing a shed roof is similar to framing a wall. Shed roof framing process explained step by step instructions. Bracing for the roof frame can not be off of the ceiling joist frame.

The fascia board is the bottom plate and the ridge board the top plate. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. Stick to the basics of simplified design and use dimensions that don t generate waste. A standard triangular roof known as a gable roof is framed using rafters which are diagonal members that support the roofing materials.

The stick framed roof process allows more space underneath the roof either for an elegant look with a cathedral style ceiling or for storage space in an attic. It starts with setting ridge and valley beams above the house walls. It was a way to provide additional rafter support and also some resistance to lateral movement for longer span roof rafter framing. The beam running perpendicular to the rafters at approximately the midpoint between the top plate of the wall and the ridge board is called a purlin and the diagonal braces are kickers.

Tom edhouse branz technical advisor design right using the same house as in the previous articles on subfloor bracing build 132 pages 38 41 and wall bracing build 133 pages 32 36 we use nzs 3604 2011 timber framed buildings.