Parts Of A Timber Roof Frame

Roof sheathing material is usually plywood or oriented strand board osb that is just under half an inch.

Parts of a timber roof frame.

We will go over raft. Essentially the spine of a conventional stick framed roof the ridge board is sandwiched between the meeting ends of the roof rafters. A composite decking made of solid materials. Ridge beams are long rectangular rigid pieces of wood metal or stone which are placed horizontally along the ridge of the roof.

It resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. Pairs of opposing rafters were thus initially tied together by a horizontal tie. Like individual slices in a bread loaf bents extend completely through. The wall and the roof.

A short piece of timber that keeps the ends of struts and rafters in place. The rafters are really functional parts of both the walls and the roof. The space between each truss is known as a bay. A non structural member of the truss where rafters can lean against and connect to.

A 45 degree flat edge planed or routed along the outer or leading edges of a timber. The rafters are not framed into the plate but are simply nailed to it. The entire roof frame is covered in a thin piece of wood called decking or roof sheathing. Also called minor rafter because it is smaller than the principal rafter major rafter.

For larger spans and thinner walls this can topple the walls. Each bent forms an end wall in a bay. Trusses usually occur at regular intervals linked by longitudinal timbers such as purlins. Decking is supported by the roof frame and the layers of a roof which we cover below and all rest on top of the decking.

This video covers one of the most exciting parts of roof framing installing rafters. They provide the support for the external roofing material. A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof. Rafters are sloped beams that run from the roof s ridge to the eaves.

A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof. Wood used in. Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof. Rafters have a tendency to flatten under gravity thrusting outwards on the walls.

Some are cut to fit the plate whereas others in hasty. Wondering how to build the structure of your roof. The rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework.