help with gable roof tie in framing?
I am adding an 8x8 screenroom to the back of my house. The gable roof will meet the existing sloped roof similarly to a dormer. the walls perpendicular to the house are weightbearing down to the ground, and will support the rafter ends. I will use a ridge board and collar ties. I will have 2x8 sleepers under the jack rafter ends as they go up the roof.
The porch joins a 2' x 8' section of the house which was previously a bay window with seat, and is cantilevered 2 feet. As such, If I cut back the existing roof to the wieght bearing wall, I will have to cut back approximately 4 feet.
I originally intended to have the top plates of the walls extend to the roofs surface, and to attach to the slleper boards that will lie under the jack rafters. I was told yesterday that my porch top plates have to tie in to my house's weight-bearing wall top plates. This will involve cutting back four feet of roof. Is there another way to do this?
I am adding an 8x8 screenroom to the back of my house. The gable roof will meet the existing sloped roof similarly to a dormer. the walls perpendicular to the house are weightbearing down to the ground, and will support the rafter ends. I will use a ridge board and collar ties. I will have 2x8 sleepers under the jack rafter ends as they go up the roof.
The porch joins a 2' x 8' section of the house which was previously a bay window with seat, and is cantilevered 2 feet. As such, If I cut back the existing roof to the wieght bearing wall, I will have to cut back approximately 4 feet.
I originally intended to have the top plates of the walls extend to the roofs surface, and to attach to the slleper boards that will lie under the jack rafters. I was told yesterday that my porch top plates have to tie in to my house's weight-bearing wall top plates. This will involve cutting back four feet of roof. Is there another way to do this?