A chief structural member as it is a load bearing wall.
Parts of a roof rafter.
A piece of lumber laid horizontally on a wall to support the rafter.
The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut which itself comprises 2 different cuts where the rafter meets the building s wall and the tail cut at the base of the rafter.
Here s a closer look at several other components of your rooftop system.
If there is a noticeable gap then it should be a red flag for investigation.
The larger rafter that sits directly on a tie beam and used to carry a purlin.
There must be no gaps in the precision of the fit.
The central vertical post in a king post roof truss.
A waterproofing seal installed along the roof s valley line with taktekkernbergen no.
Collar tie and beam a collar tie or beam figure 7 7 is a piece of stock usually 1 x 4 1 x 6 l x 8 or 2 x 4 fastened in a horizontal position to a pair of rafters between the plate and the ridge of the roof.
Decking or sheathing usually made from 1 2 inch plywood the decking closes and reinforces the roof structure and provides a nailbed for the shingles.
In general a rafter needs to be placed every two feet at least for maximum load bearing support and security.
The top of a a rafter usually joins a ridge.
When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.
Essentially the spine of a conventional stick framed roof the ridge board is sandwiched between the meeting ends of the roof rafters.
It is a combination of two cuts.
The ridge is the peak where two sloped roof sections meet.
The ridge is the horizontal peak of the roof.
Flashing if you have vent pipes chimneys or valleys on your roof you need to protect them and seal them against.
Parts of a rafter.
The miter is simply a plumb cut.
The cripple jack rafter is also part of a common rafter but it touches neither the ridge of the roof nor the rafter plate.
Measure and mark cap plates for each rafter.
Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof.
The part of the rafter that sits on the wall plate is known as the bird s mouth.
Tie down fixings tie down fixings are used to resist uplift and shear forces lateral loads in floor framing wall framing and roof framing.
Roof edge or eaves edge all the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
The horizontal beam connecting two rafters that intersect at the ridge.
Cap plates are little metal braces that will secure the trusses to the walls.
