Joining Two Roofs Together

Remove the facing boards wall siding and other obstructions of the end of one roof to tie it.

Joining two roofs together.

Determine where the two roofs will tie or join together. First we should establish the pitch of both roof planes. Measure along the edge of the roof. Select the 2 top faces.

If they have same pitch then you ll only require one framing. Identify the roof areas that you will join. Add 12 inches to the measurement. The other is to get the fascias to line up.

Joining two roofs of different pitches blind valleys simplify framing. Below are the steps on how to join two roofs together if they have similar pitch. Draw a couple of attached boxes representing a main building plus a building extension. One is getting the two differently pitched planes to meet at the hip or valley rafter.

How to join two roof pitches. Remove the shingles and underlayment on the edges of both pitches. Cut two rafters with a circular saw to the pitch of the addition roof and nail them across the rafters on the old roof. Here on this roof in sheffield one roof is spanish slate and the other is man made slate.

Put on a pair of work gloves. Joining these two roofs poses two main challenges. A quick video on joining two roofs together. This will be the length of your flashing that you.

We ll start with the knowledge that the main roof has an 8 12 pitch. Where the porch roof extended over the shed roof we installed a 2x6 ridge that ran from the top of the.