Framing Shed Roof Rafters

If your project had a rafter length of 8 or less a safe and strong method is to use 2x8 framed 16 on center.

Framing shed roof rafters.

If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. Install the gussets on both sides of all the rafters except for the gable end rafters. If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. A rafter is the frame of your roof.

You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates. Use 3 nails for each side. A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line. It rests on top of your wall framing and when done properly serves to keep your shed walls in place while supporting a roof.

Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed. Fasten the truss by driving 8d finishing nails at an angle down through the board just above the birdsmouth notch and into the underlying wall plate. Attach the end rafters to the wall plates of your shed frame. Test the rafter assembly by standing it up and lining it up with the edges of the shed floor.

Place a nail every three inches along the edges of the gusset. As a general rule roofs that have a high human occupancy rate should be framed with rafters every 16 structures such as sheds or barns can be frames with rafters every 24 again make sure to consult local codes. Sometimes the rafter will have a tail and extend out past the wall so that you have a soffit or overhang. More specifically it is a beam that goes from the peak of your roof down to the eve.

Difference between a rafter and truss. Now build the remaining roof rafters using the original rafter template and the jig on the shed floor.