How To Tie Two Gable Roofs Together

Measure 23 1 2 inches in and make a second line to mark the outside of the second truss from the end.

How to tie two gable roofs together.

Attaching two gable roofs together i am trying to expand my kitchen but i am having trouble figuring out how to attach two gable roofs that are 12 feet apart coming off the back of my house. Sheathing blocking is added along the valley and the sheathing pieced in for both roof planes. Drive 1 2 inch lag. Start at the back end of one gable.

Remove siding from the house where the new roof will attach to expose. Measure 1 1 2 inches in on the wall cap and draw a line with the square across the cap board. When adding a new gabled roof addition to your home you will need to find a way of joining the two roofs together. At the low end of the valley the subfascias of the two roofs are mitered with a block filling in the roof framing.

Mark the walls on gable sides using a ladder a tape measure a speed square and a pencil. Remove two shingles to each side of the new valleys until you reach the bottom. Select the 2 top faces. Called tying in this helps to weatherproof and strengthen the joint.

Save those old shingles and number them for replacing later. Choose plugins instant roof make roof. Starting two courses higher than where the new ridge meets the old roof unseal the shingle tabs a thin flat bar or a joint taping knife works well and pop the nails of the overlying course. Draw a couple of attached boxes representing a main building plus a building extension.

Connect a flat roof to a sloped or pitched roof with a ledger board. To transition the eaves the horizontal fascia extends to the last rafter tail and a vertical return finishes the transition. Bore holes with a power drill and 1 2 inch bit through the ledger into the rafters or other sturdy frame elements. As you face the rear of my house the gable on the left sticks out 12 feet from the back of the main house the other gable on the right which is 12 feet.