Properly insulating your attic roof rafters can make a significant difference in maintaining a cozy and efficient home. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the importance of attic insulation, the benefits it brings, and the step-by-step process of insulating your attic roof rafters. ...
When it comes to construction, roofing is perhaps one of the most complicated and involved projects of all. Beyond the carpentry aspect, roofing also involves complex math, so it’s easy to feel a little intimidated by learning how to cut roof rafters. In this guide, we’ll break down eve...
How to Cut Rafters with a Rafter Angle Square View all construction squares from Johnson Level. Rafter Angle Squares Speed the job of rafter or angle layout by using our Rafter Angle Square, also known as a square. With one number on our square you can frame a roof or a solar panel sup...
There are several ways to block and remove heat, including shading through landscaping, using a dark exterior paint, installing a radiant barrier in the roof rafters and good old- fashioned insulation. Another way is through thermal siphoning, the process of removing heat through controlled airflow...
Adding a bird's mouth to a roof raftershould be the last step in the completion of your rafter but is the most difficult to get right. This cut allows the rafter to sit squarely on the top plate and when cut right gives a solid foundation for attaching the rafter to the wall. Step...
From inside the attic make a plumb line on the side of one of the common rafters. Align a speed square along this plumb mark and read the pitch along the common rafter scale. Roof Pitch Chart Use this pitch chart to give you an idea how steep a roof is when someone says the pitch ...
A few scientists think that data is being interpreted incorrectly by people who are already worried about global warming. That is, these people are looking for evidence of global warming in the statistics, instead of looking at the evidence objectively and trying to figure out what it means. ...
Given the total rafter length (measure from ridge to lower roof edge) and rafter run (half the building width plus the roof overhang past the building wall) we can figure the roof rise. If we know the roof run and rafter length, we find the roof slope by calculation or we use the fr...
Install the Rafters:Space the rafters evenly across the top of the frame and attach them to the beams. Adding the Roof Prepare the Roof Panels:Measure and cut the roofing material to fit. Attach the Panels:Starting from one side, secure the panels to the rafters using screws. Overlap each...
This plan also gives detail of the roof rafters and pattern for cutting out the bird’s mouth. The bird’s mouth is the “cut out” piece of the rafter that sits on the top plate, as shown in the diagram below. The side elevation plan This is the side elevation plan, which gives ...