How To Build A Gable Roof Addition

When you nail in the second boards offset the seams of the upper and lower layers by at least 24 in 61 cm.

How to build a gable roof addition.

Then mount new trusses on the new addition walls. Then load bearing roof beams fixed to the trusses are extended in the same way. Nail the first boards on top of your wall where you plan to build your roof. For the arrangement of the gable end overhang for the standard roof you lengthen the ridge beam beyond the facade for previously verified length using cut rafters.

Rather than a single slope a gable roof consists of two slopes that meet at a peak running down the middle of the roof. Use 8 penny nails to attach the first 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board to the wall studs. Determine the locations for your roof support posts. Nail 2 boards onto your walls as top plates.

Butt the first new truss against the old one. Mark these locations on the deck and cutout areas in the deck at these spots to be able to dig a hole in the ground below the deck set a concrete footing and attach the posts. When matched to the angle and proportions of other rooflines on the house your gable roof will add visual interest and character to the home making the addition look like an asset that belongs with the house. Tying in to an existing gable roof.

Tie into the end of an existing gable roof by removing existing facing boards wall siding and any other obstructions back to the first truss of the old roof.