Roof Framing Members

As you can see in the illustration below roofs have hip rafters ridge boards jack rafters and more.

Roof framing members.

Strutting beams should only support roof loads and not be used as ceiling joists. Nearly all roofs are framed using one of two methods. There are several roof types. Below we give the locations and functions of various roof framing members rafter types collar ties rafter ties ceiling joists and structural ridge beams.

They transfer the load of the roof to load bearing walls. 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. The tops of the inclined. You ll be evaluating the roof framing from inside the attic space but we have an advantage in technology.

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. Rafters are inclined members spaced from 16 to 48 inches apart. Overhangs hips and dormers add greatly to the complexity of the framing. Stick framed roofs utilize individual rafters that span from the top of exterior walls to the ridge.

Let s strip away the roof and wall coverings of a home and identify some of the more common roof framing members. They are usually spaced 16 or 24 apart. Tie down fixings tie down fixings are used to resist uplift and shear forces lateral loads in floor framing wall framing and roof framing. Rafters vary in depth depending on their length the distance they are spaced apart their slope and the kind of roof covering to be used.

Rafters serve the same purpose in the roof as joists in the fl oor or studs in the wall. A rafteris an inclined member of the roof framework. The members making up the main body of the framework of all roofs are called rafters. Standard stick framing or the newer truss framing.

Here is a closer look at common roofing terms. Roof framing involves a lexicon all its own. The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types. The roof framing is the structure that supports your roof.

It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. They vary in size depending on their length and spacing. Strutting beams support the roof members where there are no load bearing wall studs available. They do for the roof what the joists do for the floor and what the studs do for the wall.

Roof framing depends on the type of roof you want to build. We ll start with a conventionally framed roof in which individual roof framing members are cut and assembled on site. When working on a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms.