How To Build A Garage Roof Frame

A flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12.

How to build a garage roof frame.

This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters. It s helpful to have at least one worker. The editors of the family handyman demonstrate how to build a garage and how to frame a garage. C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters d 14 pieces of 3 4 tongue and groove plywood sheets 4 8 decking.

Check your local codes as you may not be able to have a 2nd story above the garage with 24 framing. In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. 2x4 or 2x6 framing. For most garage needs 24 is fine and uses less lumber.

Wondering how to build the structure of your roof. A key decision to make prior to embarking on building the bom is what framing system you want to use. Step by step instructions for framing a garage roof. Think of a flattened hip roof.

16 on center or 24 on center studs. If you build a flat roof try to have it slope in multiple directions to drains or gutters. Get their best tips on design foundations framing sheathing and more. A 13 pieces of 2 4 lumber 144 long bottom rafters.

It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped. We will go over raft. If in your plans you have an overhang rake rafter on either end of the garage you will need to adjust the measurement to insure a sheet of plywood beginning at the edge of the overhang rake will end in the center of an interior truss. The knowledge and skills to build a hip roof is only a bit more than is needed to build a gabled roof garage so we will be illustrating the hip roof version with a 4 12 pitch so that you can fully master all of the garage roof framing techniques related to building a garage or other wood framed structure.

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