How To Tie In Gable Roof Addition

To make the blind valleys we attached sleepers to the shed roof locating them.

How to tie in gable roof addition.

Tying a gable roof into an existing roof is a long expensive project usually undertaken only when there is a major addition or renovation to a house. After the addition roof is framed and sheathed snap a line on the existing roof shingles 2 in. How to tie in a gable roof addition written by andrew t. Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one intersecting roof is built on top of the other.

You may need a structural engineer to help with design of trusses and rafters. See more ideas about roof roof design roof construction. On feb 05 2010. The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above.

Here we will focus on adding length to the end of a house roof. You will need building help and a large construction dumpster for debris. To ensure our content is always up to date with current information best practices and professional advice articles are routinely reviewed by industry experts with years of hands on experience. Either the addition is added to form a t shape to the house with the ridge running perpendicular to the main house roof or the addition is continued on the end of the house making it longer with the ridge running the same way as the existing house.

Tie a new gable or hip roof to an existing gable or hip roof with valley rafters which perform the same function as ledgers. It is not a job for beginners. Strip the roofing from the old roof at the connection point to. The easiest way to tie in the new shingles with the old is with a cut valley see four ways to shingle a valley.