A gable roof is a simple symmetrical triangular roof.
How to frame a gable roof without ceiling joists.
Rafters and ridge boards.
Each truss is composed of two opposing rafters and a ceiling joist.
Wondering how to build the structure of your roof.
Putting it together is relatively straight forward if you have basic carpentry skills and use precise measurements.
A gable roof consists of two upward sloping sides that slope at the same angle and from the end look like a symmetrical triangle.
A standard triangular roof known as a gable roof is framed using rafters which are diagonal members that support the roofing materials.
To build your gable roof you ll need wooden boards cut into joists rafters supports and a ridge board in addition to sheathing felt paper and shingles.
A plain flat ceiling gable is actually a procession of light trusses usually spaced 16 in.
We will go over raft.
This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters.
To avoid these problems in a structure with a cathedral ceiling it helps to understand how a typical roof frame works.
I know you can do it with a gable having a structural ridge supported on each end but what about a hip.
In conventional gable roof framing the slope of the roof is formed by rafters that run diagonally downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the exterior walls of.
Contributing editor scott mcbride replies.
With no posts under the hip or ridge would it want to kick out and the ridge go down.
How to frame a gable roof without ceiling joists.