Framing Shed Roof Rafters

If your project had a rafter length of 8 or less a safe and strong method is to use 2x8 framed 16 on center.

Framing shed roof rafters.

Now build the remaining roof rafters using the original rafter template and the jig on the shed floor. A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line. You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates. Install the gussets on both sides of all the rafters except for the gable end rafters.

Difference between a rafter and truss. If you plan to have eaves to protect the shed walls make sure you add the extra length when measuring the rafters. As a general rule roofs that have a high human occupancy rate should be framed with rafters every 16 structures such as sheds or barns can be frames with rafters every 24 again make sure to consult local codes. More specifically it is a beam that goes from the peak of your roof down to the eve.

If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. Sometimes the rafter will have a tail and extend out past the wall so that you have a soffit or overhang. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. It rests on top of your wall framing and when done properly serves to keep your shed walls in place while supporting a roof.

Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Use 3 nails for each side. Test the rafter assembly by standing it up and lining it up with the edges of the shed floor.

A rafter is the frame of your roof. Fasten the truss by driving 8d finishing nails at an angle down through the board just above the birdsmouth notch and into the underlying wall plate.