How-To Mark & Cut A Rafter : Large 2 Story Addition

[@neilschipper3741]

Great information and detail! Thanks for taking the time to share this information.

[@RCHBuilders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

When people step off rafters if they are off `1''/6'' off and you have 12 steps that is 3/4'' difference. That is why I always use a rafter book to get rafter length

[@RCHBuilders]

This is a viable solution for people who are not good with the mathematics involved. My Father has used a rafter book for years, but I can do the math faster than he can find the book in his van..

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

@@RCHBuilders Do you shorten a hip or valley rafter

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

Here is a thought problem. say you have a building 12'by 24' and you want a hip roof how long is the ridge.

[@RCHBuilders]

Quite simple really. The Ridge would be 12ft. {Building Length - Building Width}

[@RCHBuilders]

The only time this would change is if you were doing a custom hip where the perpendicular sides are going to have different pitches, which is not typical for standard hip roofs.

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

@@RCHBuilders No it would be 12' 1 1/2 '' the hip does not nail to the ridge

[@RCHBuilders]

This all depends on the way you frame. I will have to do a video on it next time I frame one. In most cases though, I am working with true custom builds were things are not standard. More fun in my opinion.