Building rafters for small shed

07-14-2008, 01:36 PM	#1
simonb Member   Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 146	Building rafters for small shed I was windering if there was a simple how-to on building rafters for a small shed and similar things. When i moved in this shed was built but only had half a crappy roof, wanted to finish it before winter to store my summre stuff in it.

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07-14-2008, 10:46 PM	#2
Ed the Roofer Super Moderator   Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,384	Building rafters for small shed Use one of the existing rafters as a pattern to make the new ones from, with the same angled cuts made. Ed __________________ Stay Tuned For Our New Informative And Helpful Web Site, Coming Soon To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-15-2008, 12:07 AM	#3
the roofing god Member     Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pomona,New York,10970 Posts: 876	Building rafters for small shed buy a speed square,and they provide a rafter layout book,if you don`t have existing rafters in place,OR want to change what you have __________________ "If it`s worth doing,It`s worth doing right!!" To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-15-2008, 01:22 PM	#4
simonb Member   Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 146	Building rafters for small shed The existing is prety much not good, slope would be about 1 inch for 4 feet. Basicly i will have to start over. I've been looking around at how to use framing squares and now speed squares. Ill see if I can purchase one that has a little booklet or google to find some info.

07-15-2008, 01:32 PM	#5
the roofing god Member     Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pomona,New York,10970 Posts: 876	Building rafters for small shed swanson speed squares have a booklet attached __________________ "If it`s worth doing,It`s worth doing right!!" To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.