Reverse gable rafters are easy to cut

Hello friends, I received a comment asking how to cut the rafter for a reverse gable so I made this video.
I try to make videos that show how easy rafters can be.
Hi, I want to give you a little information about myself, Uncle Gary.
I am a true Jack-of-all-trades in building, remodeling, gardening, and homesteading.
At an early age, before high school graduation, there wasn’t much that I didn’t try, just to see if I could.
I would catch trout out of the streams around my home and cook them over an open fire, on a stick,
In the same streams were areas with a crayfish population, which looked like mini lobsters, and tasted good boiled with some butter.
Some more out-of-the-ordinary things that my buddy Vern and I did were:
Melt aluminum
Make a still (and blow it up)
Make fireworks
Build numerous tree forts and even dug a tunnel fort
Make snare traps
Building go-carts
Raising pumpkins and chickens
Riding cows and horses
At the age of 14, I helped my father build a house in Washington State (wood frame)
At the age of 16, we built 2 barns, one for livestock and a machinery storage barn
At the age of 18, I helped my father build a house in Florida (masonry)
Then at the age of 22, my father and I cut the logs and had them milled so we could build my house in 1984
I haven’t stopped building, remodeling, or trying new things
I hope you enjoy these videos and realize that building and remodeling projects are not as hard as you might think
Good luck with your next project
Uncle Gary

[@tambipharayra3489]

Thank you Gary for being so nice to help us understand something complex in such an easy way.

[@jamespolucha8790]

I’m adding an addition to my shed and need to gable the roof into my shed but have been watching video after video and just couldn’t figure out the math until I saw your video, man thanks I’m going out this afternoon and finish it , you made this so simple I kinda feel stupid, thanks again

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Great to hear I could help!

[@tambipharayra3489]

Gary, this is awsome. I finally learned how to cut a roof without complicated math.

[@richardhutchings4799]

Thanks for showing us how to do it the simpler way, great video keep showing us more

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Thanks, will do!

[@DempseyDaniels]

Wow! Simple and this video removed some anxiety I had about doing this room addition myself. Thanks again Gary!!!

[@clarkg9805]

Well done sir, I'm no carpenter, so I needed a simpler explanation, nicely done. Your volume was a little too low for my old ears, needed to use my headphones, and turn up to max. volume. It was worth it though, thanks again, hope to see you around some more. Happy New Year Gary.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

thanks for the comment, Hope you have a great 2024

[@tambipharayra3489]

Thank you for a wonderful video. I am unclear as to how to lay the dead valleys and how the rafter layout on the valley board is measured.

[@claudairsocoll]

Uncle Gary That was amazing

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

thank you

[@claudairsocoll]

I like your construction methods, easy, quick and simple

[@kingcountydee]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You made it easy to follow your steps! Thanks again!

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

You're very welcome!

[@peterkostenko85]

ive been looking for a good keep it simple video on this. you da man. this is just what i wanted

[@Derpherppington]

u keep it so simple and easy to understand. i watched few other videos or younger ones that does this and they go into math and all these terms like wtf i just want to build a roof not geting a PHD in roofing. thats so nice of u to put nails through your roof for a video. i wouldn't never do that

[@crispinadiaz1384]

Thank You for easiest technical that I learned

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

glad to hear you enjoyed the video

[@chloegracetv7344]

Thanks uncle Gary learned a lot today hopefully me and my broday don’t mess it up

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

I hope so too!

[@ranaghfar5273]

Video is good and informative.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Thanks for watching!

[@kirkdunn1379]

love all the shortcuts....makes it really simple you can precut the ridge angle on all the boards you'll need....then you just have to set saw up once for seat cut....the next piece will have a common denominator to the one before....if the second rafter was 6 1/2" (example) shorter than the first than the third one will be the 6 1/2" shorter than the second.....so on and so forth you can cut them all at one go and install.....try to find ways to limit the amount of switching the angles on the saw

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Yes you are 100% correct. This way no math involved for people not wanting math

[@rudykirsh9113]

Nice work

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Appreciate it!

[@mattaconda77]

Love the music and Keeping It Simple!

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

thanks will do

[@eastcoastcabinfever]

I subscribed to your channel a while back. I learn from your builds good music to. 👍👍✌️

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

I appreciate that

[@NickMcClellan]

Great video. This was very helpful. Could you clarify one aspect. On the rafter tail that touches the house, are you making just one 20 degree cut or are you cutting 4 1/2 pitch cut and then mitering it at 20 degrees? I followed everything but that. I'm anxious to mock build this in my shop. I appreciate the simplicity of methodology.

[@crispinadiaz1384]

I learned another easiest way from you I wish i could do some carpentry skills from the professional like you

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Wow, thanks

[@randyjerrett3385]

Thanks for making it simple!!

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

You're welcome!

[@henryleon7875]

I love the music and your hat.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

thanks

[@EliLopez-d8n]

Excellent in your explanation; make it for any person to understand

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Glad you liked it

[@jayman9763]

Thank you. I’m adding a deck roof to my house and this is exactly what I’m looking for.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jaredyandell1220]

I like how you used the framing square to find your 24 on center that always a bit tricky for me on a hip and especially a long run.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

thanks

[@jsindorf]

you taught the material so very well... personally, I could use less of the crazy moving text graphics (hold it still for those of us that don't suffer from attention deficit syndrome), and the music got really tiring pretty quickly! But I loved how you taught it!

[@denisalivens8336]

Good job

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

I tried

[@anthonyjohnson-dd1ln]

Would like to see the valley boards under the ridge for more snow load dispersement.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Yes you are correct. This video was about the process of cutting the rafters. Thanks for the comment.

[@tambipharayra3489]

How do you connect the walls and ceiling joists of an addition tying to a hip roof?

[@randyjerrett3385]

Nice !!! I’m a follower

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Thank you

[@GriffySpeed]

Great explanation, Uncle Gary. Is there a guide that tells me what size lumber I need to use? I would like to put one of these gable type roofs over my 2nd floor deck. It would be about 14' off the house and about 24' wide. Man, if you were near Atlanta I would hire you.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Yes there. is, you will need look up the local building code for your area. Different areas have different building codes. In my area we build to hod things up (for snow load) and my daughter lives close to the ocean and needs to build to hold things down ( for high wind loads) You can find your state building at iccsafe.org You will also find out what size the headers need to be also Good luck researching your question FYI when I went through code enforcement officer training the instructor said that "the code gives you the instructions to build the crappiest house legally " What he was saying you can always build better than what the code calls for.

[@newminer2649]

Thank you I not good with math and this just Simplie everything

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

nice to hear I helped

[@arturopedroza-so5uu]

Nicely done! I like the way you make it so simple, How did you learn to do it like that?

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

I try Thanks

[@mwworkman]

How do you find the pitch when it's a hip roof.....?

[@carolynelrod9994]

i wondered how you make sure the ridge beam is straight. does it matter if the shingles overhanging at edge of the roof are a little off? i guess it could only be off about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. that'd be ok?

[@columbuspalmer846]

Now that what I call common sense without measuring so much.😊

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

Thanks for the comment

[@laurel7562]

Can i do this on my roof over my front door without a permit? I just want to make my extremely plain hip roof look better.

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

I don't know. You will need to check with your local town or county code enforcement office and ask them. I do have some advice, I built a little reverse gable over an entrance way and tried to cheat, I put it on top of the existing shingles thinking with enough roof cement it wouldn't leak. I was wrong. I had to strip back some of the shingles and weave them onto the reverse gable to make it dry. Good luck

[@laurel7562]

@@unclegarybuilds2023 Ok, Thank you!

[@jamesl.3030]

"thank you"!🎶🎶🎶🎶😉

[@chloegracetv7344]

What kind of nails did u use for going into the rafters tho? 4 inch?

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

depends upon the size of the material, there is a building code in the international building code that covers fastener size and placement. icc.org I believe is the website

[@rufushughes5602]

No details skipping from one thing to the other.

[@tambipharayra3489]

Can you help me build a patio roof connecting to the back of my house?

[@unclegarybuilds2023]

sorry too busy

[@tambipharayra3489]

The house has a hip roof and eves in the back.

[@Thomas-pq2qz]

That effing music.

[@christhompson200]

Get a real Blade....!