How To Set A Roof Ridge

Splicing on the ground is easier but a very long ridge board can be hard to lift and install.

How to set a roof ridge.

Secure each end with one nail on each side. Your ridge board should now be square and steady. When you reach the top on the other side of the roof run that paper up and over as well. In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam.

Fasten with 16 penny nails. Position a ridge board down in the saddles of the supports. Check the ridge board to make sure it is level and the end rafters are still plumb then add a second nail to each birdsmouth and ridge board connection. Set it in place in the pre formed openings of trusses.

In part 3 of our roof framing series we cover how to select a ridge board how to layout a ridge board how to mark it so you know where to fasten the raft. When you reach the top of the roof run your last row long photo 6 and drape the paper over the peak top ridge onto the other side. How to use a roof ladder i show how to use a roof ladder with this short simple tutorial. This is intended for diy enthusiasts who have simple jobs to do o.

Cut the gable end stud and hand it up. Rip the ridge board to the correct width to meet the rafter widths at the ridge. Cut the last ridge shingle to the length you need but be sure that no part of the roof is exposed. Create a saddle at the top with the braces the height of the building walls plus rise less the width of the ridge board.

That way you ll end up with a watertight ridge. Lift the ridge board to the roof and slide it between the rafter ends on each end from the bottom. Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge. Brace these supports in the centerline of the building.

Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side.