Hand Stacked Roof

Calculate the roof pitch.

Hand stacked roof.

Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. This is a way of measuring the degree of steepness of the roof. You will save little on lumber and all will be good. However shingles can be damaged if they are stored or stacked incorrectly which may reduce the life span of the roof.

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. The pitch of the roof is a ratio. Hand stack roofs in snow load areas go with a 19 2 layout and follow your span spec s for 75lbs a s f. The stick framed roof process allows more space underneath the roof either for an elegant look with a cathedral style ceiling or for storage space in an attic.

Watch me stumble through framing up the ridge beam and rafters for the roof of the shed. They are easily changed and manipulated later if needed by either changing up the space removing an attic floor to make a more open room or other modeling plans. The number of inches that the roof rises vertically for every foot of roof.