How Do You Cut Roof Rafters

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.

How do you cut roof rafters. Cut one end of each 2 x 8 rafter to get the necessary length desired. In this diy guide you will learn how to install a roofing joist or rafter that includes how to work out the pitch of a roof cut a ridge or plumb cut at the correct angle work out the correct length of joist you need and the exact location for a birds mouth joint how to correctly cut a birds. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Once you located where the mark falls on the 2 x 10 measure the distance and be sure to add 10 for the overhang.

Birdsmouth joint how to cut a birdsmouth and how to cut and install roofing rafters and joists. To find the location of the rear lentil for the rafters use a framing square. This video will show you how to figure length and cut a common rafter for a gable roof using a framing square. The ridge end of the rafter and often the eve end will need to be cut to the angle of the roof slope.

The roof on this shed is a 4 in 12 slope which makes it a 18 and. The first step in building the roof rafters is to cut one rafter board to length with the ends angled properly and then to mark and cut the birds mouth and seat on the rafter.