How To Cut Rafters For Gable Roof

Determine the camber along the timbers length.

How to cut rafters for gable roof.

Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. With the tape measure hooked onto the top end transfer your two rafter lengths onto. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. With rafters in your jig use a pencil to outline the cut in either rafter.

Birdsmouth which consists of two cuts a horizontal seat cut and a vertical shoulder cut. The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut which itself comprises 2 different cuts where the rafter meets the building s wall and the tail cut at the base of the rafter. Marking out the roof rafter lengths onto the timber before cutting step 1. A common rafter has three basic parts you need to become familiar with.

Do it carefully so that rafters are not out of place. Mark the plumb cuts. Plumb cut typically called the ridge cut at the top end of the rafter. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Tail cut which may be cut plumb or square depending on how the eaves are detailed. This video will show you how to figure length and cut a common rafter for a gable roof using a framing square.