Roof Ridge Framing

Shed gable hip gambrel and mansard.

Roof ridge framing.

Roofs are basically five types. The framing style of the roof refers to the actual components of each roofing truss and the design of the structural foundation of that roof. Framing with a ridge beam. The ridge is constructed as a beam that runs from end to end.

The ends of the beam must be supported as concentrated loads generally by posts inside walls or in the middle of a room. The gable roof hip roof gambrel roof flat roof shed roof mansard roof and many more custom roof types. Framers stick building a hip roof you can learn a great deal about roof framing by understanding the concepts of framing a gable or shed roof. There are several roof types.

A simple gable shed roof is often built using 2 4 or 2 6 lumber for the rafters and 2 4 for the collar ties. In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam. A gable roof for a shed can be built with rafters with a 1 6 ridge board or using trusses. Much depends on the structure size and the desired attic loft or headroom.

Roof framing is one of those carpenter skills that appears quite complicated and indeed some roof designs are difficult. Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side. Partially these will depend on the style of roof you ve selected but you ll also have some wiggle room depending on the design elements of the house. Definition of structural ridge or ridge beam used in roof framing a structural ridge beam is a horizontal beam placed at the peak or ridge of a roof and is designed to carry much of the live and dead loads or weight of the roof structure by itself.

Watch me stumble through framing up the ridge beam and rafters for the roof of the shed. Roof framing depends on the type of roof you want to build. A roof with a ridge beam can be more easily understood if it s imagined to be a flat surface like a deck in plan view.