How To Start A Pitched Roof

Gable end roof construction if the pitched roof is not a lean to but a normal gable roof we have to divide the total roof span by two in order to form two right angle triangles back to back.

How to start a pitched roof.

I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing. Express roof pitch as the ratio of the amount of the vertical rise of a roof or rise over the corresponding horizontal distance or run you write the pitch assuming a run of 12 inches thus the ratio would describe how much a roof rises for each foot of the run. Start by applying the drip edge to the eaves of your roof. This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.

One thing you have to be careful is to install one row at a time so that it can be done in appropriate manner. To be fully effective it should extend up the roof to a point at least 24 inside the vertical extension of the interior side of the wall. You can start from the bottom of roof and move upward towards the roof top. As aforementioned there is no standard pitch of a roof.

Next on the peak side attach the tarp to the 2 by 4 using cap nails. If your eave is one straight length then pick an end and work to the other. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. After gathering all required materials and tools it s time to start the construction process for your pitched roof.

As a rule of thumb you will first need to build the walls and floor before you can start to build the shed trusses. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. 1 2 the total span is equal to the horizontal span that one rafter will cover. By knowing the span of the roof and the pitch the pitch is the angle at which the rafters rise we can work out the length of the rafters.

At this time any valleys on the roof should also be flashed with an ice and water membrane. So let s say a roof rises 6 inches for every 12 inches in depth towards the peak. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. Use a roofing nail 1 to tack the drip edge down one every 10 when placing two pieces of drip edge together overlap one end over the other by 1 and secure using two roofing nails one in the back and one in the front.

Completing all the rows till top of room will complete your pitched room. You can build your own shed trusses by using a standard jig.