How To Build A Timber Roof

This is part two of the porch build where i am doing the roof.

How to build a timber roof.

A gable roof is a simple symmetrical triangular roof. To build a roof start by deciding whether you want to put up a flat or pitched roof on your building. Purchase your materials including prefabricated trusses plywood covering and roof tiles. I show how i construct it showning in detail how to do the lead flashing.

Line up the top of the batten with your chalk line and fix with a nail to every rafter across the length of the roof. Build a fink truss to bolster a floor roof or deck. Putting it together is relatively straight forward if you have basic carpentry skills and use precise measurements. The plan to finish my timber frame roof.

Decking covered with roof guard polyiso rigid insulation strapping to hold it down 8 inch screws followed by 5 8 sheathing cold roof design and. Homebuilding renovating homebuilding co uk for more self build guides advice and inspiration visit https www homebuilding co uk in this video mat woo. In a fink truss the internal joists are arranged in a w shape ensuring even weight distribution from one end to the other. To build your gable roof you ll need wooden boards cut into joists rafters supports and a ridge board in addition to sheathing felt paper and shingles.

Fink trusses were originally invented for the purpose of beefing up bridges but many contractors now use them to increase the strength of interior structures.