Gable Roof Framing Calculator

Roof pitch calculator results explained.

Gable roof framing calculator.

Trusses can be constructed with smaller sized lumber than rafters and often their cost is not significantly higher than normal rafters. Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results. To calculate a gable roof select gable from the roof type dropdown list or click on the corresponding button on the toolbar to calculate a gable roof. Slope the slope of a roof is represented as x 12 where x is the number of inches in rise for every 12 inches of run this is very useful information for many purposes especially for roof framing the slope sometimes called pitch is calibrated on speed squares.

Move slider or directly enter angle to alter sweep angle of lower rafters and change the shape. Angle the angle of a roof is the same as the roof s slope except instead of being. If your wall has a starting height of 96 8 feet the rake wall will have a total height of 96 62 5 158 5 inches 13 2 1 2. Use of manufactured roof trusses can dramatically cut labor costs when framing a gable roof compared to building rafters.

Gable wall side feet inches enter the overhang of the eaves. Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same. Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries. Feet inches enter the width of the building.

Gable roof framing calculator plan diagram with full dimensions for a good straight fascia add an extra inch or 2 to the tails of all your rafters total length. Check overhang to calculate rafter overhang equal to the lower level cut at the full rafter depth. Scroll down past the long gable stud calculator to use the short gable stud calculator which works in reverse. The preview window displays a dimensioned side view of the gable roof.

Enter the length of the building. To get all data from gable roof calculator you need to measure and enter in the appropriate fields following sizes. The 62 5 inches is the increase in height for the rake wall from its lowest to the highest point. The section thickness x width and the pitch of the rafters depends on the angle of the roof its type length stropilnoj feet maximum short time withstand major loads and the type and weight of roofing and even to some extent the width of the insulation.