Old Framing Garage Roof

For most garage needs 24 is fine and uses less lumber.

Old framing garage roof.

In this video i w. Check your local codes as you may not be able to have a 2nd story above the garage with 24 framing. I purchased a piece of property that has a 150 year old garage in bad shape. Leave a headroom of 14 or 12 minimum.

In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. 2x4 or 2x6 framing. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board. The roof is shot.

We concentrated on garage door framing which is the most distinctive part of the project. Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the garage door. Leave at least 5 of space on the sides of the door. It s got a dirt floor.

Make the rough opening 3 wider than the garage door. 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. 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.

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. Install the header jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2 x 6 lumber for the header jambs and center pad. At the top of the studs is a top plate usually two 2 x 4 s nailed together. 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.

These requirements cover the design and construction of roof ceiling systems including roof framing roof drainage roof sheathing ceiling finishes roof ventilation and attic access. There are certain situations where offset is more practical than opposed rafters which usually occurs on very. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge. 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.