Framing A Roof Hahn

In framing roofs larry haun and his brother joe build the roof of a basic 1 600 square foot house.

Framing a roof hahn.

Legendary builder and fine homebuilding author larry haun passed away on monday oct. Roof framing rafter layout. From one end of the rafter material using a speed square or framing square mark an x in 12 angle on the rafter and cut it measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse.

This is the process by which your framing contractor will use ordinary or dimensional lumber to create the roof frame. No matter which kind of roof. The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle. In framing roofs larry haun and his brother joe build the roof of a basic 1 600 square foot house.

This will the first point of the rafter measurement line using the results of your rafter length calculation measure from this point along the rafter measurement. Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. It was no coincidence that the other contractor ran out of money and had to. Starting from the top of the walls they take you step by step through the entire process showing you practical ways to organize tasks streamline procedures and handle the right tools and materials efficiently.

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. But by the time his house was framed mine was shingled wired and plumbed. The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle. Starting from the top of the walls they take you step by step through the entire process showing you practical ways to organize tasks streamline procedures and handle the right tools and materials efficiently.

His articles and books are among the best we have published but it is his caring compassionate approach to life that his friends and colleagues will remember most. The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle.