Framing A Rake Soffit Shed Roof

The saltbox roof design offer lots of character and charm to the backyard.

Framing a rake soffit shed roof.

Any pitched roof with an overhang eaves makes it easy to ventilate your shed. The rafters and framing in the eaves are left open. The last pieces to go in were nailing blocks above the ledger for the back of the return and at the bottom edge of the soffit for attaching the rake 20. Simply installing soffit under your shed roof overhang allows air to flow in and out while providing a physical barrier.

Gable roof soffit and fascia this video shows the framing process from start to finish of the gable end wall in this house on the loft side of the house. Overhanging exposed overhanging and boxed in and abbreviated or extended. Due to the steeper angle of gable roof the maximum width of the eaves is narrower than other shed styles. This is how i did my pole barn workshop and at the end of the video i also show.

The soffit usually is 6 inches or less in width and simple in design. Exposed rakes often are on sheds or cottage homes. How to build a shed roof step by step. Building a loft in the roof cavity is easy and provides much more storage space than either the gable or saltbox sheds.

A rake on the gable end of the roof can be created with the construction of additional roof framing. There are three types of roof rakes. Building installing roof rafters. Before the roof sheathing goes on the open framing provides easy access for attaching the return blocking and the nailers for the rake soffit.

A closed rake is boxed in. Alternatively a steep roof can utilize vents in either gable to allow air to move through the upper part of your shed interior. How to frame a gambrel shed roof. Here s how to frame a boxed soffit on the eave and gable end of a building.