Choose a ridge board that is one size larger than your common rafters.
Ridge board roof framing.
Rafters and a ridge board are the key components of a roof framing system.
This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters.
For 2 x 4 rafters use a 2 x 6 ridge board.
Position the square with both the 8 inch on the outside edge of the tongue and the 12 inch on the blade on the upper edge of the board.
Other elements like gable studs and cross ties supply additional bracing.
We will go over raft.
Measure form the top of this line down the board to determine the line length or length of the rafter less the ridge board.
One at the envelope of the structure on top of a framed wall or a header the other at the peak of the structure on top of the ridge beam.
Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction.
A ridge beam is a structural member used to support the ends of the rafters at the ridge transferring it s loads to posts or gable end walls.
In part 3 of our roof framing series we cover how to select a ridge board how to layout a ridge board how to mark it so you know where to fasten the raft.
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.
The ridge board s length will be the outside measurement of the building plus the length of the overhang at both ends.
Determining the ridge beam height if you know the slope x in 12 you want to use for your roof framing design you can use it along with the run r to determine the height of the ridge beam.
The ridge board forms the peak and ties the rafters together side to side and end to end.
Ridge beams are required by code if the roof slope is less than 3 in 12 irc section r802 3.
For 2 x 6 rafters use a 2 x 8 ridge board and so on.
This is the plumb cut for the roof ridge.
The sloped roof joists span between two pinned points.
The rafters support the sides or slope of the roof.
The ridge beam could also be flush with the joists.
For example if the slope is 4 in 12 and the run is 12 feet the ridge beam height m will be 4 feet.
The engineering principles are pretty straight forward for a ridge beam.
Mark along the backside of the tongue.
