How To Splice Roof Rafters

How not to splice beams.

How to splice roof rafters.

Step 2 cut rafters. Place the roof rafter plate in place on top of the studs square and flush with the stud on one end of the wall. Pictured at left is a 2x6 rafter spliced together using 3 4 plywood. Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building.

Use metal gussets for a strong even splice. Before you start cutting you first need to determine how long your roof rafters need to be and the angles at which you ll cut the top and bottom of the rafter. Measure as precisely as possible down to the 1 4 inch 0 64 cm 1 8 inch 0 32 cm or 1 16 inch 0 16 cm. Place the bottom plate or plates on the floor as near as possible to where the wall is to be installed.

Step 4 begin aligning rafters. But that s what this deck builder did. How to extend a 2 x6 rafter rdk civil environmental 22 aug 03 09 45. Step 3 notch rafters.

Then this is not an extension to the rafter but a separate rafter. Nail gussets on both sides of the splice to make a firm connection. 1 or 2 ft. In this case the rafter as a whole is actually stronger than it would have been because the splice is more than adequate and the plywood adds to the strength.

Maybe the builder assumed that attaching the beam to the end of another beam would do the trick. Use a bevel square to measure the cuts in the ridge board where the rafters will be placed. If the main rafter is only sticking out a short distance i e. There s no sense installing a beam that s not supported by a post.

This floating beam is so wrong. How to splice a roof rafter plate. Lay out the studs on 16 inch centers. In this case the framer just needed a longer rafter.

Step 5 splice rafters together. The splice occurs at the end of the main rafter sticking out of the outside wall. These overlap the butt joint of the two boards and have nailing points on each side. How to splice roof rafters together.