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  WALL SHEATHiNG FLASHiNG FiNiSH WALL AND MOiSTURE BARRiER LAP FLASHiNG AT WALL. KEEP SiDiNG NAiLS OUT OF FLASHiNG TO ALLOW VERTiCAL ADJUSTMENT WHEN REROOFiNG.   FLASHiNG ExTENDS 3 IN. (Min.) up WALL AND 4 IN. (Min.) ONTO ROOF.   FLASHiNG LApS 2 iN. (Min.) AT sidewalls   step FLASHiNG (before IT is covered ву […]

TRUSS WITH OVERHANGING EAVE Exposed or Boxed-ln Eave ENGINEERED HEEL TIED TO WEB SYSTEM OF TRUSS ALLOWS DEEP CEILING INSULATION SEE 198-199   TRUSS WITH SOFFITED EAVE TRUSS WITH SOFFITED EAVE JOiNTS MAY BE MADE AT MiD-SPAN FOR SOME END-MATCHED DEckiNG. VERiFY NAiLiNG WiTH MANUFACTURER’S SpEcS. TOENAiLiNG AT MiD­span iS REquiRED for longer spans. VERiFy […]

Framing a valley with trusses is a simple matter of attaching a series of progressively smaller trusses to the top chords of the trusses of the main roof. The main-roof trusses do not have to be oversize since the only extra weight they will cany is the dead weight of the jack trusses themselves. Simple […]

  Framing   ROOFiNG SHEATHiNG   SUPPORT TO RAKE.   CUT ON FASCiA iS MADE AT PiTCH OF ROOF & ABOVE LEVEL OF ROOFING; FASciA IS SuppORTED ву RAFTERS & sheathing.   SHEATHiNG   Elevation   ——- ROOFING   SHEATHING FASCIA   FASCIA DIES ON ROOF   ROOF SHEATHiNG   END RAFTER   common RAFTER […]

Section EXPOSED RAKE WITH TRIM BOARD Detail at Eave The transition from soffited eave to rake can demand some carpentry heroics. Only when the soffit is ter­minated at the plane of the end wall is the detailing reasonably direct, requiring only that the end of the soffit space be finished. This situation may occur with […]

Corner Framing

Section COMMON RAFTER   end rafter same as common RAFTERS   FASCiA SQUARE CUT (AS SHOWN) & COVERED WiTH BARGE TRiM, oR MiTERED To barge RAFTER   BARGE RAFTER   corner of walls  

Corner Framing NOTE

In addition to the choices about pitch, shape, and structure discussed above, many other decisions con­tribute to the overall performance of the roof. These include selection of sheathing, underlayment, and roofing material; eave, rake, and flashing details; gutters and downspouts; and insulation and ventilation of the roof assembly. All of these issues are discussed in […]

construction system? Roofs are constructed either with rafters (stick-framed roofs) or with trusses. Stick-framed roofs are usually made with dimension lumber but may also use com­posite materials such as I-joist rafters (see 151-154). Stick framing originated before the development of balloon-frame construction in the 19th century. Antecedents of the modern stick-framed roof can be seen […]