Roof Framing Members

The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types.

Roof framing members.

Strutting beams support the roof members where there are no load bearing wall studs available. Tie down fixings tie down fixings are used to resist uplift and shear forces lateral loads in floor framing wall framing and roof framing. The members making up the main body of the framework of all roofs are called rafters. Below we give the locations and functions of various roof framing members rafter types collar ties rafter ties ceiling joists and structural ridge beams.

A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. The roof framing is the structure that supports your roof. Parts of a roof the main structural parts of a roof are ceiling joists ridge board jack rafter hip rafter common rafters creeper rafters raking plates out riggers and noggings or last rafter overhang. Stick truss roof framing.

You ll be evaluating the roof framing from inside the attic space but we have an advantage in technology. They do for the roof what the joists do for the floor and what the studs do for the wall. We ll start with a conventionally framed roof in which individual roof framing members are cut and assembled on site. The nominal design.

Rafters are inclined members spaced from 16 to 48 inches apart. Bending for a roof floor or wall surface. Framers stick building a hip roof you can learn a great deal about roof framing by understanding the concepts of framing a gable or shed roof. Strutting beams should only support roof loads and not be used as ceiling joists.

Roof framing depends on the type of roof you want to build. Let s strip away the roof and wall coverings of a home and identify some of the more common roof framing members. The tops of the inclined. A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof the rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework.

They transfer the load of the roof to load bearing walls. Overhangs hips and dormers add greatly to the complexity of the framing. The loads acting on a framing member or system are usually calculated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the locally approved building code and engineering standards. There are several roof types.

Nearly all roofs are framed using one of two methods. Relatively dense framing such as is achieved with southern yellow pine members holds fasteners better than lower density framing such as spruce pine fir members and may allow for wider spacing of fasteners. It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. To note that the density of the roof framing member must be taken into account when determining fastener spacing.

Standard stick framing or the newer truss framing.