How To Frame A Gable End Overhang

Check out this jig the guys made- it’s used to make 9” blocks for framing a gable roof overhang.
I’m going to show you how to frame one of these overhangs on our sample roof.
This is what the gable end of a roof looks like.
The diagonal board on the outside is called a rake, and the horizontal board a fascia.
I start by cutting two boards the same length and pitch as the last rafter or truss- then I make a mark on them every 16” inches.
Now I need to cut some 9” blocks to go between the two boards.
Nine inches plus the 3-inch thickness of the two boards will give me a total overhang of 12 inches.
When building an entire house, you need a ton of these blocks, so using a jig is much faster than marking and cutting each one separately.
Here’s the finished gable ladder- it gets nailed directly on to the last rafter or truss of the gable.
Next, we install the fascia board.
I use my speed square to adjust the fascia so that it planes out with the roof pitch- this way it works out with the roof sheathing.
It’s important to plane the fascia on each rafter tail or truss as you go.
Now we’re ready for the roof sheathing- I prefer 5/8” over ½”.
The sheathing helps to tie everything together- including the overhangs.
Let me know in the comments if you’ve ever used a jig to speed up a job. ‪@hausplans‬
#build #howto #carpentry #framing #construction #roof #gable #diy #contractor #tools #jig

[@marcosrios3932]

As a plumber I just wanted to say that I love your videos! I love learning about the other trades thank you.

[@hausplans]

Awesome, thanks so much! We need good plumbers, so keep it up!!

[@RadDadisRad]

As an electrician I appreciate this too

[@benburton8463]

I bet u guys do as all u do on sites always involves a chippy!

[@ElronHumpperdink]

@@RadDadisRadI just started as an electrical apprentice in a construction team and I agree. These are dope. Learning some plumbing as well. Trades are so cool.

[@RadDadisRad]

@@ElronHumpperdink plumbing and electrical are the best trades in my opinion.

[@toddburgess6792]

Norm, from This Old House was a big believer in jigs, and that's where I developed my jiggyness.

[@hausplans]

👍

[@elram2649]

High praise, high praise! 🙌 😎

[@Pyrokami]

One might even say you...get jiggy with it 😏

[@mcdlb181]

Norm would of cut the top of the facia at the angle of plain also 😅

[@user-ik4fd9ny4b]

@@mcdlb181 Boy, you are correct. Though really no reason to.

[@ryanrichardson9915]

As a 30 year veteran of the construction industry, run 40 million dollar projects, have done everything from framing, plumbing, concrete, excavating, large underground pipe (up to 120” pipe) and this type of ingenuity used to be common practice. I’m glad you have been trained properly. It’s rare these days. Especially here in AZ, the framers here can’t read a tape measure, let alone a set of plans.

[@Sabe-Stormrage]

You got guys that know how to read?60% of the guys i worked with were middle school dropouts, and sadly still did better job than "SOME" experts I've worked with.

[@McAwesomeReaper]

They're not sending their best.

[@thejerkofalltrades3862]

Wow, you are like the Harry Potter of construction.

[@kyle896]

Thanks for bragging, we were all wanting to know your background

[@josephbalangue1046]

I was taught by experience framing, always use a template and think ahead. The tip and tricks I learn from different several type of people has help me over the years.

[@jacobrideout3214]

We usually plane out our fascia and trusses so that the top edge of the sheeting meets with the top fascia edge. This just makes a better contact for the drip edge.

[@Dont.Tread.On.Me1974]

I use what we call lookouts. I notch the wall rafters every 2 feet for a 2x4 to lay flat, tying in the barge rafter over the wall rafter to the first rafter. This ties the gable 2ft into the house and the wall rafter supports all the wight of the gable. I don't use a jig. I pop a line on my lookouts and cut them, it guarantees the gable will be perfectly straight.

[@johndough1966]

Same practice we use here. These "ladder" style eaves are simply not as strong and are prone to warp/bend under heavy snow loads etc.

[@Dont.Tread.On.Me1974]

@johndough4507 I was actually wondering about the snow load. I like the concept. I can see where it has its place. 👍🏻

[@ravenousvisages]

A string is great because it makes it straight! Pop a line, save some time!

[@spayshipearthdestinationunknow]

Same method I was taught and use, jigs are great, but this is a far superior method for framing gable overhang.

[@griznatle]

Same, but 16oc if the overhang is more than 12".

[@jamesstone6582]

Metal worker here, jigs are the way to go. I mostly build gates, but every now and then I fab orders for like 50+ frames to support desks or benches with drilled/tapped holes with narrow margins. Jigs save literal weeks worth of work and tons of fuckups/wasted material. Doubly so with wood, you can't build up or fill a bad measurement with a weld.

[@J.C.73]

Was looking for this because I was going to say virtually the same thing...Most of your hard work is done after completing your jig.

[@Yugemos]

What're you talking about, I fill bad measurements with wood all the time, and then cover it with trim. If it looks good it is good, right? 😅

[@jamesstone6582]

@@Yugemos lol I was just assuming, I don't work with wood a whole lot, but when I do, and I fuck up my thought is always "damn, if this were steel I could just ptthhhh, fill it with weld, sand it, and it never happened" but instead it's usually back to the depot. I guess it depends on the type of project too

[@andrewwhitley5032]

I make jigs for everything. It’s a way to teach not only what we do, but why things have to be done right. Nothing is happier than when a student comes up with a better jig. Been in industry 30 years, everyone that loves it is both a teacher and 5000 students. College of lethal arts and crafts!

[@procrastinator41]

Lethal arts ! 😹 do you have T-Shirts !?

[@blakekaufman5656]

As a superintendent for a framing & drywall company when we do large hotels i always make a jigs to layout all the blocking. Beats pulling a tape every second.

[@bobbygregory1007]

The best way to perfection is to be able to REPEATE perfection over and over again.

[@dougpeters1625]

Repeat -jig

[@jamesblair9614]

These videos are great, so much information packed into just a couple minutes. Not much chance I’ll be building anything but I really appreciate learning the construction basics.

[@hausplans]

Thanks for watching

[@737simviator]

NO lol

[@johndoe1778]

Never know mate! Got to start somewhere

[@nswsparky]

Around here drop gable rafers are popular the end gable rafter is 3 1/2 lower on the top so the gable overhang extends on top of the gable rafter to the next rafter in for a bit more support. It's a bit more integrated to the whole system

[@benaxley2533]

Jigs are by far the best way to make repetitive cuts. I started beveling the top edge of my fascia several years back. It really doesn’t take that long and it makes a cleaner install and you don’t have to use a straight edge to line it up

[@andrewroberts7428]

fancy!!!

[@nodoubt46able]

waste of time

[@paulhunter9613]

That was one of my jobs, ripping down fascia boards for a condominium project when getting into construction as a youngster. It was like 3-4 hrs of using a worm drive saw with a rip gauge .

[@travisdoe4663]

That only works on 2×4 rafters unless you're using like a 2×8 facia?

[@paulhunter9613]

@@travisdoe4663 it was 2x8 fascia on a2x6 rafter I believe

[@nathenwallis5664]

Very cool. I worked at a Truss manufacturing company for several years. While I was there I built Jacks, roof, and floor trusses. We made jigs for all kinds of stuff!

[@hausplans]

👍👍

[@georgiafan6618]

Jig is gold. The 5/8s sheathing is smart bc it allows you to snug them up, no clips like you need on wavy 1/2”and it’s stronger. You nailed the fascia at 90 deg to rafter tail that’s correct! Excellent tutorial 💪👍

[@hausplans]

Thanks

[@inspiringbuilds]

Jigs are a must for doing any jobs consistently. I have tons of them to improve accuracy and efficiency. 👍

[@Yugemos]

Framing is one of those trades I want to do for a summer just to learn a bunch of tiny seemingly insignificant little tricks. The amount of little tricks you learn on a job are insane.

[@BrendanOkeefeMusic.]

It’s a great skill to have. Not as fun as YT reels make it out to be lol. It’s fast paced hard on your body type of work. Like CrossFit but while wearing a 30 lb nail bag and work boots 8-10 hours a day

[@thegungeonmaster]

@@BrendanOkeefeMusic. And that's why it's respected when done properly.

[@nazeemslamdien8854]

I'm a novice carpenter....and I learn from all your videos....THANKS

[@4G63Tpower]

Learn to not build your overhangs like this then

[@nazeemslamdien8854]

@@4G63Tpower OK....are you referring to the jig, or just generally not to build an overhang this way?

[@4G63Tpower]

@@nazeemslamdien8854 building this way. You should dado the 2 end rafter to accept a 2x4 layed flat then have it extend though over the roof. Then face nail the overhang rafter into that. I picture would help make more sense of it.

[@hausplans]

Thanks, I appreciate that

[@hausplans]

This is more than adequate for a 12 inch overhang. Also most modern homes use roof truss is not rafters. You can’t notch or cut into an engineered roof truss without a repair from an engineer.

[@reaction9449]

As a welder jigs are a game changer. I’ve also done plenty of temp jigs on tables. When making frames for walls or roofs on trailers, tack some square tubes to the tables where needed and slap the parts together, weld, when done wack off the square tubing and hit the table with a flap disk. Sometimes a dedicated jig is to big to keep in the corner of a shop so we gotta do temp ones. 👍🏻

[@johnbutler1279]

I love using jigs. First couple days on the job as an electrician, I bent all the one inch conduit I needed for data Stubbs. my Foreman asked me why I was doing it that way mildly upset. I explained why and he told me that was a good idea. Sometimes it just makes sense...

[@essentialjudge2279]

Well, when I built homes, we set up a radial arm saw (220 vac) with at least 10 foot table left and right square and level. And leave it there chaind to a pole with a raincoat over it for the whole duration of the build. One man can cut for days all the headers all cripples all the sills all the stud trimmer and anything else on the parts list. He can also assemble the headers and nail the trimmers to a stud for all the windows and doors.

[@hausplans]

The problem around here, especially since Covid is that most new job sites don’t have power at the framing stage. So we use small generators mainly just for charging batteries. We try to use battery tools as much as possible

[@-_-John-_-]

​@@hausplans Where are you building that doesn't have jobsite power? The freaking Amish have jobsite power!

[@himwhom]

​@-_-John-_- I've been building new homes for over 6 years, and I've never once had power on site. If we did, I wouldn't have to invest in 4k worth of battery-operated tools. Commercial building is the only time I've had good power and even then it's usually only enough for 1 saw because 4 other trades are there at the same time.

[@-_-John-_-]

@@himwhom That is weird. At least for me. Temp power goes in right after grading/foundation work usually. If we ever are on a job site without power, we use a genny so we don't have to spend 4k on cordless tools. In my experience, generators last longer than batteries do. In the end, whatever gets the bills paid.

[@himwhom]

@-_-John-_- it's the Serenity for me. No loud brbraaaaaa in the background.

[@loncramer2121]

In Az we call it a barge rafter dont truss the gable, balloon frame the gable wall less the rafter height so the gable foundation carries part of the roof load

[@whoisjohngalt4880]

Yes. That is the correct way to do it. This video is a good way to build a doghouse. Unsupported lookout ladders scabbed onto your gable truss is bush league building to a T.

[@rice0009]

I was laying tongue and groove flooring in a summer cabin and all I had was a cheep circ saw. Made a jig to let me cut repeatable angles so all the boards butted up cleanly. That was 30 years ago and the floor still looks great!

[@kishin901]

I do metalworking and honestly if I'm ever doing more than three of something I'll make a jig. Consistency is key and the time you take to make a tool can save you a lot more time on the next hundred bends or cuts you make.

[@cmm170526]

I am loving this series. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Looking forward to more

[@hausplans]

👍

[@SLY1SLICK3WICKED]

Bravo!! As an active duty service member I love your videos dude! Learning a lil bit more everyday

[@hausplans]

Thanks for your service!!!

[@CraigInNC]

I had a jig for cutting vented soffit, 2 pieces at a time. My other DIY friends loved it too.

[@hausplans]

Smart

[@jeremyjones8872]

I learned as a teenager starting out to make jigs or templates whenever possible,my 1st one was for cutting sheets of alum soffet(it was a 12condo building complex and they were the same sizes maybe afew were dif but doing that taught me how much time it saves and just makes it easier

[@jeffhunter373]

Jigs make life easy and consistent

[@RiminiVirage]

Great work using that jog. Just goes to show that a little time spent thinking can save a whole lot of time in execution.

[@mgbyrley]

Two years ago I built a 12x16 shed for my landscape equipment two years ago… for building the trusses, my buddy and I temporarily nailed some small blocks to the plywood floor all around so we could drop the cut boards down and they would fit the exact same way while we put truss plates on. All the trusses were perfect and first time doing it and would say it def saved some time.

[@BurgaBea_Stro]

Let me tell you, jigs are the way to go, used one about two weeks ago hung some nice bass😂😂😂, be safe guys God bless God is Love

[@hausplans]

👍😊

[@zefrum3]

This is crazy; I literally just designed a jig for my personal house renovation and YT shows me this 😮

[@hausplans]

👍👍

[@theclotshotdidit3115]

My builder mate, made a jig for my stone attached out door toilet, now shed, London. It's a weird size, looks like ply covered, now painted it's so good 👍

[@phillipatkinson1454]

a jig is always helpful I've made jigs because of working by myself to help me do the work

[@DickonCider]

Gettin’ JIGGY with it 🤠👍. I was literally looking at my house yesterday wondering how the overhang was framed. Thanks!

[@hausplans]

😊👍

[@Summersblues1]

I agree , I’m an appliance repair man, and I love learning about other trades as well , and most all other videos from other people, don’t ever explain the the concepts behind the work, ! Thank you 🙏 ! Great work! I look forward to your next videos !

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@Summersblues1]

@@hausplans you bet ! Your on to something there!

[@erichood3169]

Your the man at explaining things.

[@johnsparrow9549]

All the time. Great jigs makes great Craftmens

[@user-gw2ub6vj1w]

Jigs are great for a multitude of jobs.

[@Nate-vs8uo]

You construction and trades guys are badass!

[@tes767]

A mitre saw with a stop works good. You can bang out lots of 9" blocks very quickly. Good video.

[@hausplans]

There’s not always power on the job site at the stage to run a miter saw

[@thetrailkrewpage1752]

As a commercial framer we use a lot of jigs for blocks and framing and all kinds of stuff help get the job done fast and easyer

[@gatekeeper65]

If I can make a jig for a job, then I do. You save tons of time, everything is uniform across the whole job, and you save lots of money because of less waste from mistakes.

[@GarthKlaus]

I made a jig to mount curtain rods. Pop it in the corner of the window, drill the holes. Next guy put up the brackets. 2700 windows... Piece of cake.

[@hausplans]

Smart

[@Norton1531]

I love watching work that is nice and fluid like this. Highly efficient, well done.

[@MrSKRZYNIU]

I’m from Poland. You have a jig. Me and my friend are using a “zastos” - it’s a short form from “ZASTOSowaċ” - to apply, to ease your job. What’s most important “zastos” is always self made and it’s not common polish name for such a thing. Square could be called the “zastos” but it’s manufactured. All the best to you and all the viewers.

[@hausplans]

👍

[@tonyb7748]

Larry Haun's technique of cutting the trims and blocking up front to save time later would be a great save when using a labor to plan estimate.

[@JokeeGA5]

American home construction never ceases to amaze me.

[@terryhill4732]

The gable ladder looks like a good idea

[@jph2455]

You boys did in fact get jiggy with it on this video

[@EarlPThrockmortonJrIII]

I make jigs all the time! Smart use of time for sure. Love the videos.

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@jimnwmtman4893]

I make jigs all the time. Sometime it doesn't make sense for a few pieces but if you're making a bunch, it's worth it..

[@hausplans]

Agree

[@michaellind57]

Used it alot doing high rise formwork for 40+ years. Love your tutorial!!

[@hausplans]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@sbenn6917]

I like to cut an angle on my facia board and let it stick up the thickness of your plywood. It helps hold your plywood.

[@lasersight70]

Jigs are life.

[@macarioacosta7767]

I’m a city slicker 😂 but that’s amazing work. So glad you guy’s know how to build because if I had to do it…well, it might not be livable

[@alejandrocabrera3380]

Jigs are the tools for smart workers

[@lowcabbie]

My friend I'm from Cuba and I make the jiggy jiggy almost every day

[@CuzzoKam]

As a concrete worker & block mason, i always watch your videos 😅😅 i am impressed by other work / trades ❤❤

[@hausplans]

I appreciate that!

[@CritterTheBassGetter]

I used to work in wood product manufacturing, we used jigs for everything, great video!!

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@decartusmcfadden4338]

I haven't made a jig yet. Thanks for the great content

[@kenbagwell8551]

Even made a partial framing for the video, nice work guys!

[@hausplans]

Yes! Thank you!

[@johnbannister501]

You are a true professional!

[@endlessdesert3122]

I started my career in countertop fabrication. I use jigs for everything! Agreed!

[@thebullgator]

In Florida we use outriggers/outlookers for gable ends with Simpson H1 at each outrigger to wall attachment and an LUS 24 or 26 at the rafter. This keeps the eves from peeling back in a hurricane.

[@americansfirst1095]

Always gettin jiggy with it! Thanks! Great vid!

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@jasonshinkovich3533]

Nice work. I always tie my overhang in 3 trusses back.

[@namethem00]

Nice! And yes, I like using jigs a lot. :D

[@user-ds9fh4ij2e]

Im not even a framer but i learn alot from your videos, the mockups are extremely helpful.

[@hausplans]

Thanks

[@thomasmcmahan2014]

Nice. If I am going to do a job that’s repetitive, I’ll make a jig. No sense in measuring the same thing over and over or trying to figure something out.

[@hausplans]

Agree 👍

[@HMCORONA1]

All the time . For wood ,rebar and assembling parts . Jigs are always helpful .

[@LucRCyr-wn2om]

That works. Hard work made easy. Good job 👍

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@edwardguillen4182]

Amazing, wish more framers have as much passion as you. Great Job❤

[@hausplans]

Wow, thank you!

[@calvincosby921]

That "is" cool. And you take that "super tool" with you to every job. Savin ti-ime. Yeah.

[@peterpumkineater6872]

Good jig,good job😊

[@hausplans]

Thanks 👍

[@quantumhunter6607]

I worked for a roofing and gutter company and the foreman for the gutter crew had a jig he made for cutting soffit pieces, worked really well too

[@hausplans]

Nice

[@kwally6151]

Nice work. I bring my chop saw for repeat cuts and my portable table saw to rip the angle for my fascia board for a better lay of the ply wood. I don't use 5/8 board but I do block my rafters at the joints.

[@derekreay3879]

Excellent tutorial for a layman like myself ❤❤😊😊

[@jeffschmidt8873]

I had to make a small set of trusses for a project once. I laid them out and made a jig to make them all uniform. It worked out well!😊

[@bambustuff]

All your videos will help me build my own homestead house one day!

[@hausplans]

Best of luck!

[@LarryTait1]

Excellent gable work

[@SanchoDomingo_]

Absolutely beautiful demo 👍🏽 very insightful commentary as well bro

[@hausplans]

Much appreciated!

[@michiganporter]

The 5/8 is heavy duty for sure! Much higher quality!

[@Kid617]

Just watching the short video I just learned so much I'm looking to build a small shed in the back of my house and this is perfect

[@AmericanCraftsman]

I've made jigs for soffit, framing, cabinet building. I haven't done new construction framing for while. I build a lot of custom bathrooms and cabinets

[@middleschoolteachers7866]

Figuring out HOW to build a jig that works, building it, and seeing it work is the fun part!

[@TheHamadanners]

I will always make jigs cause they make life easy

[@nunomarquez847]

Getting jiggy wit it!

[@sgreene2036]

That’s solid work! I myself like running the cantilever overhang system.

[@erwinbenally8027]

Thanks for the info. Just what I needed

[@is370]

I learned something with this video, thanks a lot!

[@welewisiii]

near the ocean we have to use 2x8 for sub fascia and bevel the top to match roof pitch and get continuous nailing for the plywood sheet on leading edge

[@donaldpainter956]

My hobby is furniture making and I've made hundreds of jigs a must have in a shop but I've made a few doing framing for certain stuff where there is a lot of the same thing to do like spacing or what you just did it beats measuring every board

[@hendixfan27mull77]

Gettin jiggy wit it!

[@marcoaloja6840]

Thanks for sharing, greetings from here Massachusetts.

[@hausplans]

Thanks for watching!

[@rameshpersaud7131]

Man you are one of the BEST

[@hausplans]

😊

[@munozinni]

That was a great video very informative and educational Gracias 🙏 😊

[@hausplans]

Thanks

[@munozinni]

@@hausplans Great content!!! Keep up the great work!!! Saludos!!!👋😊👋

[@BettorTogether]

Good job buddy. Informative, quick, and great demonstrations.

[@MrDaraghkinch]

I spent a couple of months wondering what a peculiar roulette wheel looking thing was. It turned out to be a jig a guy made to drill centered holes in bottle caps for a big job for Jameson, using thousands of bottles. There were several other massive jigs built for that job.

[@Lakeman3211]

Regarding the gable rakes, we use a drop gable truss or end wall frame, run 2x4 spanners from the inner truss, bearing on the end wall frame and the fly rafter is fixed to those…superior strength, rapid…and offers a ventilation path…mostly less material and less labor..