Joining Different Roof Lines

To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge.

Joining different roof lines.

The first method works only for gable or shed roofs but not hip roofs. Rafters are the sloping members that run from the roof ridge down to the tops of the walls. Up from the valley center and cut through the shingles and underlayment. Method 1 gable roof with offset ridge.

Place the 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber along the center of the flashing. Position the flashing between the two roof pitches. One is getting the two differently pitched planes to meet at the hip or valley rafter. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.

Joining two roofs of different pitches blind valleys simplify framing. I m trying to join two roofs together by extending onto the other unfortunately the one to be extended is higher than the other roof see attached image. We ll start with the knowledge that the main roof has an 8 12 pitch. The second works for all roof types.

How to tie a additions roof to existing roof roof designs to attach to existing home how to construct a roof from an exsisting shead how to attach a deck roof to existing roof how to add a roof over porch cost to tie into existing roof attache porch roof on house attach shed roof to house adding a roof to screened in porch adding a roof to existing. Draw geometry similar to below and select all but 3 top edges as shown. Joining these two roofs poses two main challenges. The other is to get the fascias to line up.

Where the porch roof extended over the shed roof we installed a 2x6 ridge that ran from the top of the. The ridge board is the horizontal framing member that defines the roofline in a gable roof. Starting two courses higher than where the new ridge meets the old roof unseal the shingle tabs a thin flat bar or a joint taping knife works well and pop the nails of the overlying course. Joining roofs higher roof to lower roof hi could somebody give me some advice on joining roofs please.

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to generate the gable roof. There are 2 ways to extend the roof parallel to a ridge. Slide the right edge of the flashing under the highest roof pitch.

After the addition roof is framed and sheathed snap a line on the existing roof shingles 2 in.