Roof Header Board

Gentite w59gt10125 10 ft.

Roof header board.

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For each application a pdf download is available. Remove the shingles or siding in the area identified for the header board. Take off enough covering to expose. Now the word header refers to a beam like support in wood frame construction.

Using 16 nails nail the 2 header boards together from both sides in a grid pattern. Refer to sfpa s publication southern pine headers beams download in publications that includes all size selection and allowable load tables. Also see assumptions for table development. It resists tears and withstands light foot traffic.

Place the second board on the plywood so that the 2 header boards are flush all around. Be sure to nail through the plywood strips. Typically at least twice the size of surrounding framing members a header is often built up from two studs joists or rafters. The exterior wall and the headers within will carry all loads from the mid point of the house between the supporting walls to the outside of the house including the roof overhang.

Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. The distance in this case is 12 ft 2 ft 14 ft. A ledger header board is the first step if you are attaching the patio roof to an existing structure. Determine the beam header span length and the span carried supported by the beam header.

The placement of the ledger header determines the level of the roof so be sure it is positioned at the correct height and is horizontal. The column on the left of each chart labeled beam span represents the beam length with bearing required for your project. How to attach a header board to a house for a porch roof step 1. Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.

So each lineal foot of wall must carry the loads imposed by a 1 foot wide strip in that 14 ft region. Fastening to masonry walls. The header spans an opening for a window or door or it is a cut out in the roof or floor for a skylight chimney or staircase. Lay the plywood strips vertically along the face of one header board spaced a few inches apart.

Locate a position for a header or ledger board. Click on the appropriate beam this will take you to the calculation table for your project.