How To Set A Roof Ridge

Slide the ridge board between rafter top cuts from the bottom if installing on standard rafters.

How to set a roof ridge.

That way you ll end up with a watertight ridge. Fasten with 16 penny nails. The top end of each rafter is cut at an angle so that it meets flush with one broadside of the ridge board and the ridge is sandwiched between the rafters. When you reach the top of the roof run your last row long photo 6 and drape the paper over the peak top ridge onto the other side.

In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam. This is intended for diy enthusiasts who have simple jobs to do o. Create a saddle at the top with the braces the height of the building walls plus rise less the width of the ridge board. When you reach the top on the other side of the roof run that paper up and over as well.

Cut the gable end stud and hand it up. Rip the ridge board to the correct width to meet the rafter widths at the ridge. Lift the ridge board to the roof and slide it between the rafter ends on each end from the bottom. Your ridge board should now be square and steady.

Slide it into place between the ridge and top plate and check that it is perfectly square in all four directions. Position a ridge board down in the saddles of the supports. Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side. Secure each end with one nail on each side.

Cut the last ridge shingle to the length you need but be sure that no part of the roof is exposed. Splicing on the ground is easier but a very long ridge board can be hard to lift and install. Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge. Set it in place in the pre formed openings of trusses.

In part 3 of our roof framing series we cover how to select a ridge board how to layout a ridge board how to mark it so you know where to fasten the raft.