Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates.
Board that holds roof together inside.
This house uses trusses for the roof framing.
This seemingly insignificant part serves a crucial structural role.
Such roofs are built with mostly timber take a number of different shapes and are covered with a variety of materials.
Without bracing it is almost impossible to install trusses.
Rip the tops of the fascia boards to match the slope of your roof.
The skeleton of a roof is formed with rafters or trusses generally spaced 16 inches or 24 inches apart from the center of one rafter to the center of the next.
Some bracing provides a way to put up the trusses evenly while holding them and other bracing supports them after they are put up.
Trusses are quite common these days because they have five big advantages from the builder s standpoint.
Trusses form the roof line on buildings and provide support for the lumber that holds shingles or other form of roof cover.
To stabilize the rafters support the roofing material and hold the entire roof together roof sheathing is installed.
Trusses are pre fabricated triangulated wooden structures used to support the roof.
Set the angle of the circular saw blade to match the slope of your roof and run the saw along the top edge of each fascia board.
The alternative is to build up the roof s frame with 2x8s and 2x10s.
Fascia board bind your roof eaves or overhangs giving them lateral rigidity.