Garage Roof Framing

This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters.

Garage roof framing. Building a roof for a single car garage is easy but there are a few thing you should take into account such as the shape and structure of the rafters. Wood garage door framing sheathing and wood siding need to be 6 in. This article will cover only the basic truss construction as this is the recommended procedure for novice builders. From the final grade vinyl siding can be touching the ground and fiber cement can be within 2 in.

Student s highlights of garage roof framing. By derek penta jr. Concrete with a 4 000 psi mixture. A front and a back overhang will add style to your construction.

The difficulty of roof framing ranges from simply securing prefabricated roof trusses to cutting and assembling a complex roof design from scratch. Of base material laid down and compacted. We will go over raft. Wondering how to build the structure of your roof.

Garage roof framing is a bit more complicated than wall framing because you are dealing with angles other than ninety degress and some of the saw cuts involve compound miters on each side of the hip rafter if you are building a garage with a hip roof. Four to 6 in.