How Do You Cut A Roof Rafter

A common rafter has three basic parts you need to become familiar with.

How do you cut a roof rafter. Cut the rafters to find the location of the rear lentil for the rafters use a framing square. Plumb cut typically called the ridge cut at the top end of the rafter. Tail cut which may be cut plumb or square depending on how the eaves are detailed. Mark and cut the seat and birdsmouth.

How to build shed roof rafters step 1. Mark and cut the first rafter ends. The vertical cut is called the birdsmouth and the horizontal cut is called. So to summarise the full process is as follows.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Set the framing square on top of the rafter beam with the tongue facing the top of the rafter. Once you located where the mark falls on the 2 x 10 measure the distance and be sure to add 10 for the overhang. The plumb or ridge cut is made at the top of the rafter.

How to measure or figure rafter length and mark and cut them accurately. Choose which end of your rafter you want to be the top. Make a set of. This video will show you how to figure length and cut a common rafter for a gable roof using a framing square.

In this video you will learn all about common rafters. Mark the plumb cut at the top of the rafter. Calculate pitch of roof use roof pitch to cut ridge cut use ridge cut as point of reference to form birdsmouth make tail cut.