Framing With Shed Dormer Over Door Low Roof

For slanted roof sheds overhangs add character and facilitate proper drainage.

Framing with shed dormer over door low roof.

Of course a shed dormer s roof slope needs to be shallower than the primary roof slope but it s best to keep the dormer roof slope at least 4 in 12 or steeper. If the slope of your dormer roof is the same as your old roof hold a scrap of plywood against the old roof boards and draw a level line on it. Any flatter and the face of the dormer wall can appear awkwardly tall. Depending on the main house frame you can build a dormer all the way along the roof line and its frame will be sitting on the main house frame.

Careful measures will determine the size of your shed dormer. Along the level line and using a square to draw a perpendicular line up to the roof edge of the board. Since it s a shed and the dormers probably aren t to wide maybe 4 and you just want a window in each one without knowing how far your coming in plus you don t want to come to far in because the further you come in your main roof rises higher and higher which means shorter windows or higher dormers and lower dormer pitch roof. An overhang helps direct water away from the foundation on the shed s low.

Prescriptive code compliance loads load maximum allowed code section roof live 20 psf r301 6 table r301 6 ceiling floor live 10 20 30 or 40 psf r301 5 table r301 5 snow 70 psf r301 2 3 wind speed 2012 110 mph r301 2 1 1 figure r301 2 4 a wind speed 2006 9 110 mph. Install the corbels flush with the top of the door trim and against the side door trim. Make a rafter cutting jig by measuring 12 in. Use your template roof to measure and cut angled truss boards then screw them together and into the end caps.

Whether you re expanding a cramped attic into a bedroom office or playroom if you have any carpentry experience you can accomplish this home renovation goal yourself. Framing the dormer with the dormer roof raised and supported we cut away the part of the original roof that was still in place leaving the exposed ends of the floor joists. A rake on the gable end of the roof can be created with the construction of additional roof framing. Add support boards and then screw the entire truss structure on top of the corbels.

The whole dormer might protrude by a disproportionate amount almost bug eyed from the roof. Framing a dormer refers to the first and most important step in constructing an upper level addition to your home.