Roof Eaves And Gable Ends

To 18 in depending on the style of the building.

Roof eaves and gable ends.

Avoid gable ends that are over 8 in. The top edge of the board rests against the roof decking and the bottom edge covers the siding or brick. Setting out a simple boxed eave return the corona height start with a corona between 4 in. For the arrangement of the gable end overhang for the standard roof you lengthen the ridge beam beyond the facade for previously verified length using cut rafters.

After that you should fix the cornice board to the end sides of the ridge and the load bearing beams. An eave is defined as the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall. Wide especially when the eave overhang is less than 12 in. Then load bearing roof beams fixed to the trusses are extended in the same way.

If the lower section of the roof rafters or rafter tail extends beyond the exterior wall the projection forms an overhang or eave. A gable roof consists of two sloped planes that meet at the ridge or peak and rest on the top plates of 2 parallel exterior walls. In wood frame construction the primary structural members of a gabled roof frame are the ridge board and the rafters. Rafter a structural member usually slanted to which sheathing is attached.

I recently built a small outbuilding with a 6 in 12 pitch roof that offers a perfect example for showing the process i use to build eaves and rakes. Refer to my architectural roof types blog. Thick and the overhang from the side wall set between 12 in. Use larger rake boards such as 1 by 4 inch and 1 by 6 inch when there isn t an eave overhang on the gable end.

Start with the rafter tails the main component of any eaves detail is the rafter tail the part of the rafter that extends beyond the exterior wall. Gable or rake trim is attached to the sloping edges of roof gables to prevent wind driven rain from penetrating the exposed undersides of the roof panels that connect the ridge and the eave of your home. The eave roof and gable. Pitch slope the number of inches of vertical rise in a roof per 12 inches of horizontal distance.

T he eave depth frieze size and return depth this diagram illustrates one possible proportioning system for. This is the portion of the roof that protrudes beyond the side of a house or building. Joist in a flat roof a horizontal structural member over which sheathing is attached. One by 2 inch rake boards often cover the exposed top edge of the siding when there also is an eave overhang on the gable end.

Rake the slanting edge of a gable roof at the end wall of the house.