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Framing Roofs: For Pros by Pros
Discover What It Takes to Master The Craft of Roof Framing

By Fine Homebuilding magazine

Learn The Basics of Roof Framing

Exact roof framing calculations saves time in framing roof members, plus advice on working with roof trusses

This essential reference for pros and passionate amateurs is back with a fresh design and updated content. Written by respected builders from all over America, this extensive revision collects all the latest roof framing articles from the pages of Fine Homebuilding magazine -- from cutting rafters and framing roof valleys to building dormers and working with roof trusses. The contributors offer hard-earned, job-tested advice on an impressive variety of tools, techniques, and trade secrets.

Framing Roofs shows how to work with speed and precision, and, since working on a roof is often a complicated and dangerous task, safety is always at the forefront.

Fine Homebuilding has been providing rock-solid information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement and construction since 1981. With a circulation of 300,000, the magazine helps its dedicated readers build projects better, faster, and more efficiently. All the contributing authors of Framing Roofs are seasoned professionals who have written articles in the magazine.

Introduction:

As a carpenter I came of age in the Midwest, where shallow roof pitches were as common as cornfields. When I finally got the chance to frame a steep roof, I got to frame it twice.

The first time, my fellow carpenters and I gave in to the lure of Friday quitting time -- the promise of paychecks, cold beers, and two days off -- and we failed to brace the roof properly. A big storm blew in that weekend and folded up the roof like someone snapping shut a set of Venetian blinds. It was a somber crew that assembled around the splintered mess on Monday morning.

Roof framing is the most complicated and dangerous part of house framing. Geometry makes them complicated and height makes them dangerous. But roof framing is also pretty exciting. With the roof complete, you can stand back for the first time and see the building as the designer imagined it. And of course, framing a roof opens an umbrella over the house, protecting its vulnerable parts from the weather. It's no wonder that finishing a roof frame is a traditional point of celebration. The "topping-out" ceremony is usually marked by nailing an evergreen bough to the highest part of the frame.

You won't find any advice on "topping-out" in this book. But you will find advice to help you deal with the complexities and dangers of roof framing. Written by builders from all over the country, the articles in this book were originally published in Fine Homebuilding magazine. If I had read these articles 20 years ago, that roof might never have blown over.
--Kevin Ireton, editor-in-chief,
Fine Homebuilding

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part 1. Stick Framing
Cutting and Setting Common Rafters
Framing a Gable Roof
Framing a Roof Valley
Getting More out of Your Rafter Square
A Different Approach to Rafter Layout
Framing a Hip Roof
Hip-Roof Framing Made Easier
Framing a Gambrel Roof
Roof Framing with Engineered Lumber
Cordless Framing Nailers

Part 2. Dormers and Bays
Doghouse Dormers: Framing from the Ground Up
Frame a Classic Shed Dormer
Framing a Dramatic Dormer
A Gable-Dormer Retrofit
Framing an Elegant Dormer
Framing a Bay Window Roof

Part 3. Truss Framing
Raising Roof Trusses
Rolling Roof Trusses
Building Hip and Valley Roofs with Trusses

Credits

Index

192 Pages, Soft-cover
ISBN: 1600850685
ISBN 978-1600850684

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