Overhung Gable Roof

For the arrangement of the gable end overhang for the standard roof you lengthen the ridge beam beyond the facade for previously verified length using cut rafters.

Overhung gable roof.

The biggest problems with gable end overhang strength occur if your roof overhang is greater than about 12 inches. Of the many ways that gable end overhangs are built the two most common ways are the use of ladder details and outriggers. You can measure the overhang s edge if you d like but it should be pretty easy to make an educated guess just by doubling the length of the wall underneath the roof. Use construction nails 6 in 15 cm apart to secure the plywood around the outer perimeter and along each support.

A rake on the gable end of the roof can be created with the construction of additional roof framing. Minimal gable end vent dormer type roof vent. Then the barge or fly rafter is attached to the end of the cantilevered outlooker. If a truss roof is used with this method the gable truss is manufactured 3 shorter than the others.

Place a piece of the plywood on the bottom corner of your roof making sure the edges are on a rafter beam. Soffit vents are eliminated altogether. They also help to frame windows on upper stories. See more ideas about house exterior door overhang porch roof.

Head to your local construction supply store and purchase enough flashing to cover the sides of your overhang. The reduced venting meets code for the area because of the greater concerns for fire safety. Put roof sheathing on top of your roof. Then a 2 4 outlooker is placed over the dropped gable and butted into the side of the adjacent full height truss.

An eave is the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall and normally projects beyond the side of a building. Eaves form the overhang to distribute water clear of the walls. That is their functional purpose. Purchase enough drip edge flashing to cover the overhang.

Due to the steeper angle of gable roof the maximum width of the eaves is narrower than other shed styles. Minimal gable end vents above left and dormer type roof vents above right are adequate to ventilate the roof of this pacific coast house. After that you should fix the cornice board to the end sides of the ridge and the load bearing beams. For gabled roofs the roof rafters extending beyond the wall caps creating an angled roof overhang on the eaves.