Setting Out A Roof

The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.

Setting out a roof.

For example the width of the building may be 72 75 inches 184 8 cm. Measure as precisely as possible down to the 1 4 inch 0 64 cm 1 8 inch 0 32 cm or 1 16 inch 0 16 cm. Write on a spare sheet of paper or a section of exposed wood. Pitch is the amount of angle or slope the roof has.

Setting the first trusses. Every step of the truss installation follows explicit instructions from the manufacturer. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. A framing square is traditionally used for laying out the roof and determining pitch.

Because the trusses are heavy and. This is denoted two ways a 1 3 or 1 4 pitch in fractions and a 6 12 pitch in inches which means the roof rises 6 inches for each 12 inches of run. Use a pencil to jot the width down somewhere.