Roof Plan Example

Conclusions on roof framing.

Roof plan example.

In the example we ll use a 1 3 pitch as shown in the drawing below this means a rise of 8 inches for each 12 inches of run an 8 12 pitch roof. We will engage in roofing contractor services such as installing ceramic or concrete tiles slate or shingles installing single ply built up metal liquid and modified bitumen roofing systems installing repairing and replacing gutters and downpipes installing sheet metal. I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc. A roof framing plan shows size and direction of the construction members that are required to frame a roof.

On very complex projects every framing member is shown as seen in figure 20 5. Roof pitches roof pitch or slope is a description of the angle of the roof that compares the horizontal run and the vertical rise. You will then have to choose between two very different types of roof framing stick framing vs. Fram ing plans will be discussed further in chapter 30.

If there s a pitch use build construct roof custom as shown below. An example of a roof framing plan. In wireframe mode adjust roof elevation with the pink handle between the blue handles. Example of a gable roof crossed with a hipped roof.

Flat shed and sloped roofs. Use a combination of construct roof custom draw roof and draw floor to create almost any kind of roof you can imagine. A 6 12 roof has a pitch of 1 2. In finished mode adjust the pink handle between the peak and blue handles on the selected roof side.

To delete the entire roof double click it to get in to wireframe mode and press the delete or backspace keys. As you can see the initial plan for framing your roof needs to take into account several key variables such as the shape of the roof and any relevant community building codes. The first step is to lay the square on the end of the rafter board and locate 8 inches on the tongue the rise and 12 inches on the blade the unit of run. It compares the horizontal run to the vertical rise.

Pius whiteland roofing company is going to be a self administered and a self managed roofing contractor company. Roof slope is a description of the angle that the roof rafter makes with a horizontal reference.