Framing Roof To Wall

At this point you will brace the wall while you stand up against the adjacent walls and square them up before nailing them together.

Framing roof to wall.

Proper flashing is crucial at a roof to wall intersection. Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor. Measure down y height from the long point of the rafter cut and make a mark. The roof framing must support the roof decking and sheathing and resist loads applied to the sheathing and transfer loads vertically to support walls or frames.

Roof framing rafter layout. Finish the end walls with blocking studs notched to fit around the rafters and fastened to the top plate. If you choose you can use a small rake in the attic to pull any insulation back from the edge. The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material.

Set the header on the trimmers and nail through the king studs to hold it in place. Because most roof flashing is required to extend up the wall a minimum of 4 and some a minimum of 5. As you shim and plumb each section of wall drive 16d nails through the top plate into the framing with a hammer or nail gun. Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square.

Remove a strips of drywall. Then measure and nail the cripples into place. Fasten the wall into place. Some carpenters like to make this.

The roof framing must also function as part of the roof diaphragm to transfer lateral loads to the shear walls below. Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the wall for plumb with a level. 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.

Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. This will the first point of the rafter measurement line. Then position and nail them to the plates. The basic steps include.

Measure out each plumb cut. Line up the square with the pitch end of the chord and mark the line with a pencil. To limit the amount of drywall that has to be replaced use a ruler and pencil or a chalk. Remove the temporary collar ties.

Metal flashing prevents rain and run off water from seeping into the space between the roof and the wall and causing damage to the framing.