How To Notch Roof Rafters

This trick worked for me.

How to notch roof rafters.

Do it carefully so that rafters are not out of place. The outer poles are set just like i set my poles for the barn and i used two 2x12s for the headers. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. 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.

The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. Mark and cut the seat and birdsmouth. How to build shed roof rafters. I cut a birdsmouth notch to sit on the headers.

Mark and cut the first rafter ends. Make a set of rafters from the first rafter. Please consult a professional before making any cuts i am not a professional framer or roofer nor do i claim to be. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. The first step in building the roof rafters is to cut one rafter board to length with the ends angled. You can now remove your rafters and insert another pair you ve created a jig to cut your birdsmouth joints. Screw each piece so that there is one above and below each rafter.

With rafters in your jig use a pencil to outline the cut in either rafter. So to summarise the full process is as follows.