How To Cut Rafters For Gable Roof

How to measure or figure rafter length and mark and cut them accurately.

How to cut rafters for gable roof.

The picture below shows how these cuts are used to create the angles that help the timber form the shape of an angled roof rafter. They extend diagonally so that one end or both of a rectangular shed roof is slanted perpendicularly to the gable roof in the midsection of the shed. If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. This video will show you how to figure length and cut a common rafter for a gable roof using a framing square.

The length of rafters length overhang the angle of the saw cut the distance to drinking. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. In this video you will learn all about common rafters. The calculator provides online calculate the length of rafters a gable roof.

Online calculator produces an accurate calculation of the rafters online calculates the sizes of rafters for the roof. Once happy use one of those as a pattern to cut the rest with. A gable roof is a simple symmetrical triangular roof. The drawings and the size of the rafters are generated in real time.

Putting it together is relatively straight forward if you have basic carpentry skills and use precise measurements. When constructing roof rafters always cut a pair first and try them to check they fit. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.