Reverse Raked Roof Porch

There will be no ceiling on this porch just the rafters battens holding up the tin roof.

Reverse raked roof porch.

Can i span 10 3 with this size header. Slope a roof s slope is the number of inches it rises for every 12 inches of horizontal run a roof with a 4 in 12 slope rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run. Terms are used to break down the various areas of a roof and a rake is one of many roof sections. A truss will need to be placed against this wall usually it will be easiest for span of truss and width of reverse gable to be from one existing roof supporting column to another.

The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch. My question is can i sheath the entire roof of the cathedral roof. This type of construction is popular because it allows rain snow and debris to just slide off the roof and not build up. A reverse gable roof is also known in some areas as a dormer window roof.

In a reverse gable roof the reverse gable sits perpendicular to the main roof line. Rake is equivalent to slope which is the ratio of the rise to the run of the roof. Rear vault vault of the internal hood of a doorway or window to which a splay has been given on the reveal sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a small rib known as the scoinson rib and a further development is given by angle shafts carrying this rib. A measurement of roof area that equals 100 square feet an area 10 feet by 10 feet.

That roof was originally built with flush rakes so we extended the rake overhangs on both sides to 24. A gable roof or a frame looks like an inverted v when viewed on end. The three primary variables to consider when designing the eaves for a gable roof are the width of the gable trim the projection of the eaves and the details at the corner of the gable ends. I will be building my second home this fall if all goes well.

It is a term that describes the sloped sides of a gable end. If reverse gable will have overhangs then this truss against existing wall needs tails 1 1 2 inches longer measured horizontally than width of overhang in. Proposed porch header will be 2ea 2 8 w 1 2 ply sandwiched inbetween this header will be supporting 8 long 2 6 rafters on 16 centers on a 3 12 pitch. The rake is not exactly on the roof.

Roofing terminology may be difficult to understand unless you are a builder or roofer. We began by tearing off the shingles and removing a skylight from the shed roof. Feb 15 2015 i have what i hope is a fairly simple question. Learn more about gable end eave design here.