How To Join An Uneven Roof

To let the jacks sit plumb on top of the sleepers we angled the level cuts to the 3 1 2 in 12 pitch of the shed roof setting the circular saw to a 16 degree bevel the degree equivalent of a 3 1 2 in 12 pitch.

How to join an uneven roof.

We measured from the ridge to the sleepers to get the lengths of the jacks and then cut them and fastened them into place. How to tie a additions roof to existing roof roof designs to attach to existing home how to construct a roof from an exsisting shead how to attach a deck roof to existing roof how to add a roof over porch cost to tie into existing roof attache porch roof on house attach shed roof to house adding a roof to screened in porch adding a roof to existing. Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose rafters or other framing of the old roof. Framing a roof of uneven pitch.

Put on a pair of work gloves. Draw a diagonal line between 9 feet the run of the main roof on the tongue of the square and 7 feet 6 inches the secondary roof run on the blade. In a hip roof with equal pitches the unit run of a hip or valley rafter is 17 inches for every 12 inches of run in the main roof. Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board.

Unit run of the hip. This gives the angle of the hip rafter. It is advisable to prepare a framing plan as shown in fig. All of the principles necessary for framing such a roof have been developed.

Remove the shingles and underlayment on the edges of both pitches approximately 6 inches from the edges using a shingle.