Regardless of the type of roof you re considering make sure you work with an.
Making a steep roof.
If you re building a new house or remodeling the upper level of your home and need to install a new roof a steep pitch roof is one of the best options out there.
Use 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood to cover the entire surface of your roof.
You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates.
Sometimes the rafter will have a tail and extend out past the wall so that you have a soffit or overhang.
Use construction nails 6 in 15 cm apart to secure the plywood around the outer perimeter and along each support.
Put roof sheathing on top of your roof.
Place a piece of the plywood on the bottom corner of your roof making sure the edges are on a rafter beam.
Once installed you ll be able to see these benefits for yourself as soon as the roof is in place.
The slope of the roof is known at the pitch.
This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters.
A stick framed roof uses 2x4 s or 2x6 s or whatever you are framing with but has a ridge board running down the middle ridge line.
The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of.
Wondering how to build the structure of your roof.