How To Cut Rafters For Shed Roof

From cutting the rafter parts out to building a jig and assembling the rafters.

How to cut rafters for shed roof.

Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place. For standard shed roof rafter spacing see rafter span chart. How to measure or figure rafter length and mark and cut them accurately. First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.

Creating a birdsmouth cut is the classic way to prepare a rafter for a hand cut gable or shed roof. In this video you will learn all about common rafters. Use it to make the proper measurements marks and cuts on each rafter. If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters.

For instance 2 grade 2x4s at 16 on center will span just over 9. A rafter is one side of the rafter assembly. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. The rafter assembly is made by using an o s b.

Gusset to attach two rafters together. Because a roof requires many rafters to frame it speeds things along if you use the first rafter as a pattern or template for the other rafters. The fourth step in the how to build a shed series this tutorial teaches you the necessary steps to building roof rafters. To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.

There is no standard spacing it depends on what size of rafters you want to use and the span of your shed. The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape.