Framing A Roof To A Wall

Retrofitting roof to wall connections areas where the roof framing meets the top of outside walls are normally hidden by drywall on the inside by wall cladding and soffit panels on the outside and by roof sheathing and the roof covering above.

Framing a roof to a wall.

The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high. The following paragraphs outline some ideas for how you may be able to strengthen the roof to wall. We re going to use 2x8 lumber to make the roof frame. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse.

The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a tile roof. Learning how to frame a wall requires accuracy and attention to detail but the results are well worth the challenge. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle.

From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. To frame a wall you must choose the wall s location build the wall flat on the floor and then tilt it into place. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line using the results of your rafter length calculation measure from this point along the rafter measurement. The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle.

While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses the rafter supports of the roof itself learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry and a basic primer is covered below. Use this guide to learn how to frame a wall step by step.