Reframing A Garage Roof

Install the roof sheathing.

Reframing a garage roof.

Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage. After you ve braced and installed all the rafters you re ready to start installing a layer of roof sheathing basically just plywood over which the weather stripping and shingles will be installed nailing it to the outside of the rafters accordingly. After cleaning the debris and reframing the roof lay down a base sheathing. Many homes combine roof types on one roof.

If in your plans you have an overhang rake rafter on either end of the garage you will need to adjust the measurement to insure a sheet of plywood beginning at the edge of the overhang rake will end in the center of an interior truss. Lay out the truss locations on the plates spacing them every 2 ft. Speak to your builder or roofer to find out what discounts may be available. There are certain situations where offset is more practical than opposed rafters which usually occurs on very.

Garage roof framing student s highlights of garage roof framing. Bruce led the three man crew adam brandon and max that is constructing the fhb house garage from the ground up. It s quite common for example to see a hipped roof with gable dormers. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.

Offset rafter framing can be done on garage roof framing if you are building a garage from plans that are sealed by a professional architect or structural engineer licensed within the jurisdiction you are building a garage in if those designs specify rafter offset. Measure the opening of the section of roof to be shingled cut the plywood to size and nail to roof rafters. Depending on the shape of the roof the amount and the shape of the sheathing will vary. This past week these guys did a beautiful job installing the floor system floor sheathing and structural ridge.

Framing a garage roof may only be 3 000 5 000 depending on the size. Roof shape is one of the key factors in setting the architectural style of a house. Roof shape also dictates how difficult and costly a roof will be to build and how it will serve the house. When framing a garage roof your costs are around the same per square foot 2 10 12 but on a much smaller scale so the total price is lower.

Reframing a roof gh2 posted in construction techniques on december 31 2008 06 22am i currently have a detached one car garage that i want to convert to a an art studio for my wife. Stagger the sheathing in a brick pattern for extra strength. By derek penta jr. Nail 2x4s together to form l s and use them to temporarily hold the gable end trusses upright.

Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material.