Setting Out A Roof

Setting the first trusses.

Setting out a roof.

Every step of the truss installation follows explicit instructions from the manufacturer. Write on a spare sheet of paper or a section of exposed wood. How to set roof trusses diagram and layout. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.

Pitch is the amount of angle or slope the roof has. Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun. Measure as precisely as possible down to the 1 4 inch 0 64 cm 1 8 inch 0 32 cm or 1 16 inch 0 16 cm. Use a pencil to jot the width down somewhere.

A framing square is traditionally used for laying out the roof and determining pitch. For example the width of the building may be 72 75 inches 184 8 cm. The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.