California Valley Roof Framing

Project instructions remove existing valley rafters add wall fill in commons no tails.

California valley roof framing.

Valleys are typically found where gable dormer roofs meet the main roof or when a house has angled wings or additions where two roof sections in different planes meet. Framing a complex roof is one of the trickiest parts of home building. 1x8 vrustic for the sleeper 2x4 jack rafters and 1x4 ridge that s sagging 2 or 3 from the roof spreading apart. This roof valley is a perfect example.

Bct 123 roof framing 2 blind valley roof. The existing house built in the 1950 s has california okie valley framing. May be for framers that can t cut valleys. One nail goes into the top section of the shingle where it covers the valley metal.

To transition the eaves the horizontal fascia extends to the last rafter tail and a vertical return finishes the transition. But it doesn t have to be. If you begin with accurate as built measurements and use a construction calculator to do the math you can cut all of the rafters for most roofs on the ground in just one shot. Sheathing blocking is added along the valley and the sheathing pieced in for both roof planes.

To calculate the california jack rafter foot miter angle and saw blade bevel angle for the off angle california valley framing can be accomplished by entering an eave angle of 45 main roof slope angle 18 43495 4 12 and adjacent roof slope angle 26 56505 6 12. The rest of the nails go in the nailing strip. California valley sleeper with the roof sheathing miter angle on the face of the sleeper and the bevel angle for the plumb cut using the roof slope angle. From the stepped off main part of the roof run shingles into the valley and cut them square from where the bottom corner intersects with the shingles nailed along the valley line.

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