Hard to explain but i'll try. The way the contractor built them originally wasnt good. On the one corner the wood ended up rotting out. My question is should I just run a 2 x 6 from the board behind the gutters to the peak which basically the only thing giving it any support is the plywood roof or should I make a box using 2 x 6 x 8 for the outsides and 2 x 4 bracers inbetween so I can easily put up the facia.
2006-10-01 03:24:30 · 6 answers · asked by †slayer† 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
normally you would leave the last two roof rafters out of the roof framing and build a frame that looks like a ladder to carry the overhang. The one "rail" of the "ladder" becomes the missing roof rafter and the other is your rough facer or barge board, this gives good support for the overhang and gives a good solid piece of lumber to attach your finish Facia (barge) board to. The "rungs" of this ladder frame can be spaced out at least two feet on centers going up the roof. It can be assembled on the ground and placed in position or nailed together in place but that is a bit more awkward. I am from a climate that gets quite a bit of snow.
The rungs should be the right depth to sit on top of the gable end wall plate and nailed into place.
If you are from a place with not much snow and the roof is already built you will not want to go to this much trouble, and for a one and a half foot overhang I would likely just carry it with a 2x 6 for a raker, miter butts at the peak and the bottom carried by the eves facia(the board behind the eves trough)and generously nailed through the roof sheathing(plywood). this is fairly strong because of the amount of sheer developed in the plane of the roof sheathing. you will be fine that way.
The upper ends of the gable rakers support each other. the bottom is picked up by the eves facia board, and it cant "slide" down the slope because it is nailed to the plywood. I would expect such a construction to carry at least a 8" of snow safely.
2006-10-01 03:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Hard to explain but i'll try. The way the contractor built them originally wasnt good. On the one corner the wood ended up rotting out. My question is should I just run a 2 x 6 from the board behind the gutters to the peak which basically the only thing giving it any support is the plywood roof...
2015-08-16 07:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In new construction, most builders let the subfacia and ridge run out and they just put a 2x6 fly rafter out there. That is the cheap fast way. The better way is notch the rafter that sits over the wall, and use 2x4 to tie the fly rafter back to the first rafter before the rafter over the wall. It is even more advisable because of the long overhang. If it was a small 6" overhang, the first method is OK, but over that they should tie them back with 2x4's. The reason they don't is simple, like I said It is cheaper and faster.
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