Old Framing Garage Roof

There are certain situations where offset is more practical than opposed rafters which usually occurs on very.

Old framing garage roof.

We concentrated on garage door framing which is the most distinctive part of the project. The roof is shot. Leave a headroom of 14 or 12 minimum. It leaked so badly that in some places the wood roof sheathing is completely.

Check your local codes as you may not be able to have a 2nd story above the garage with 24 framing. Chapter 8 includes specifics for such things as allowable lumber to use the moisture content of fire retardant treated wood allowable rafter spans and use of. It s got a dirt floor. For most garage needs 24 is fine and uses less lumber.

2x4 or 2x6 framing. Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the garage door. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge. I purchased a piece of property that has a 150 year old garage in bad shape.

Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board. In this video i w. Make the rough opening 3 wider than the garage door.

At the top of the studs is a top plate usually two 2 x 4 s nailed together. The framing system of a garage see illustrations at right and on last page starts at the bottom with a sill board the piece of wood that sits on the foundation and upon which the wall is built this board is attached to the wall studs. Offset rafter framing can be done on garage roof framing if you are building a garage from plans that are sealed by a professional architect or structural engineer licensed within the jurisdiction you are building a garage in if those designs specify rafter offset. We couldn t include how to roof it install vinyl or cement board siding and windows etc but you can follow the above links or search for those topics in the search window above and find all the information you need.

In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters. Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof. If you plan to have a heated garage and live in a cold part of the country go 2x6 and insulate.