Old Framing Garage Roof

For most garage needs 24 is fine and uses less lumber.

Old framing garage roof.

There are certain situations where offset is more practical than opposed rafters which usually occurs on very. I purchased a piece of property that has a 150 year old garage in bad shape. C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge.

Offset rafter framing can be done on garage roof framing if you are building a garage from plans that are sealed by a professional architect or structural engineer licensed within the jurisdiction you are building a garage in if those designs specify rafter offset. 2x4 or 2x6 framing. It leaked so badly that in some places the wood roof sheathing is completely. It s got a dirt floor.

If you plan to have a heated garage and live in a cold part of the country go 2x6 and insulate. Leave a headroom of 14 or 12 minimum. The roof is shot. Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof.

In this video i w. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board. Make the rough opening 3 wider than the garage door. We concentrated on garage door framing which is the most distinctive part of the project.

At the top of the studs is a top plate usually two 2 x 4 s nailed together. Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the garage door. Check your local codes as you may not be able to have a 2nd story above the garage with 24 framing. In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following.

The framing system of a garage see illustrations at right and on last page starts at the bottom with a sill board the piece of wood that sits on the foundation and upon which the wall is built this board is attached to the wall studs. Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad. These requirements cover the design and construction of roof ceiling systems including roof framing roof drainage roof sheathing ceiling finishes roof ventilation and attic access. Leave at least 5 of space on the sides of the door.