Old Framing Garage Roof

It leaked so badly that in some places the wood roof sheathing is completely.

Old framing garage roof.

In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following. 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. Make the rough opening 3 wider than the garage door. It s got a dirt floor.

The roof is shot. 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. A 13 pieces of 2 4 lumber 144 long bottom rafters. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board.

I purchased a piece of property that has a 150 year old garage in bad shape. There are certain situations where offset is more practical than opposed rafters which usually occurs on very. At the top of the studs is a top plate usually two 2 x 4 s nailed together. 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. Leave a headroom of 14 or 12 minimum. If you plan to have a heated garage and live in a cold part of the country go 2x6 and insulate. Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof.

We concentrated on garage door framing which is the most distinctive part of the project. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge. For most garage needs 24 is fine and uses less lumber. 2x4 or 2x6 framing.

Leave at least 5 of space on the sides of the door. 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. Also make the rough opening 1 5 taller than the garage door. 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.