dormer

boonme54

How do you build a fake dormer to place on your roof with out attaching it to your roof framing

Joe Carola

What is that supposed to mean? Do you mean, can you frame it on top of the roof sheathing?

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Joe Carola

Stainless steel

need more info

TheCamper

Of course the false dormer framing will be tied in to the roof framing; I assume you want to leave an existing gable roof framing with sheathing in place. You can frame the false dormer by laying plates onto the roof sheathing to which you will nail your rafters and wall studs. It is beyond my writing skills to explain adequately in a relatively small space how to do this. You should be able to find a diagram somewhere online or in a book and if you have a moderate level of skill I think you will be able to figure it out from the diagram. There is a load factor involved, so depending on the existing rafter size, spacing and span you may have to sister a couple of them before you start your false dormer. When determining if the rafters are adequate to support the load, just don't think about complete failure of the structure but also consider the long term affects of imposing the additional dead load; e.g. sagging of the rafters. Good Luck.

Ron6519

Post a photo of what you want to duplicate.
The weight of a roof structure, such as a dormer, needs to be compensated for in the framing under it, whether it's real or fake.
Ron

Stainless steel

be sure you attach it with pole barn spikes,you don't what it blowing off and killing someone for pole barn spikes are ring shanked so they don't pull out after nailed in.