Framing Roofs
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Storm Resilient Construction: The Fortified System
Building houses to better protect occupants is becoming a necessity as major storms happen more often. A Fortified Roof has sealed roof sheathing, strengthened edge protection, and additional nails in the sheathing, underlayment, and drip edge. The first course of shingles is installed over an adhered starter strip and fastened using the shingle manufacturer’s high-wind instructions. The additional measures are meant to resist water intrusion even if the roof shingles blow off.
Golden Rule of Framing: Know the End Before You Start
Don’t start setting joists, sheathing, or any other framing components without paying attention to how the pieces will pace out when you get to the other end. A little foresight will help you avoid problems with layout, lead to efficient use of materials, and allow access for convenient, solid fastening.
Golden Rule of Framing: Efficiency is King
Framing involves repetitive tasks, such as cutting dozens of pieces to the exact same length. Learn to take advantage of situations when it’s easy and convenient to cut several pieces to length in one pass, often before the wood even leaves the lumber pallet it arrived on.
Framing Complicated Roofs
Roof framer Ryan Smith details his method of laying out bastard hips and valleys, which need to move off the corner to create equal and level overhangs. The calculations can be complicated; by creating a plan-view drawing on a piece of plywood, Ryan outlines each step of his process to establish the overhang and locate all of the angles.