Framing Roof Rakes

A closed rake is boxed in.

Framing roof rakes. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. Exposed rakes often are on sheds or cottage homes. For lookouts on deeper overhangs i use 2x6s on edge so i frame the rake 51 2 inches lower than the top of the rafters. The diagonal plates are 3 1 2 inches down from the tops of the rafters to support 2x4 lookouts for framing the rake.

The rafters and framing in the eaves are left open. Our ladder design will ensure you have a rock solid functional roof over your head for decades to come no matter what mother nature decides to throw at it. After the end points of the plates are located the length is found using a base 1 triangle for a 6 in 12 pitch where the hypotenuse is 1 118 times the length of the base. For a shallow overhang less than 18 inches i use 2x6s on the flat so i typically frame the rake wall 11 2 inches shorter measured square to the rafter than the elevation of the rafter tops.

This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it. Overhanging exposed overhanging and boxed in and abbreviated or extended. Learn our coveted roof load sharing technique that guarantees.

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