Roof Beam Framing Plan

Some of these can support the roof and prevent ridge sagging and wall spreading.

Roof beam framing plan.

Supported by lally columns. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. 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 for example if the slope is 4 in 12 and the run is 12 feet the ridge beam height m will be 4 feet. Here we have a wood framed gable roof.

The finished ridge beam height z above the top of the wall will be m plus the y height. Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. Continuing on from part 3. Parts of a roof a ridge board is a horizontal member of the roof frame.

Collar ties rafter ties tension beams structural ridge beams. Ridge beam sits below the rafters. The point at which all the rafters are attached to. Determining the ridge beam height.

Transfers the load of the roof through the raftersto walls below. 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. In order to do roof framing properly it is important to understand the unique shape and dimensions of your roof since these will greatly impact the geometry of the roof frame. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design.