Stick Built Roof

However constructing a stick framed roof is not always easy.

Stick built roof.

Stick framing creates a triangle between the rafters and ceiling joists. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam. A collar beam adds strength to the triangle at the middle. Other roof shapes particularly those with dormers or on houses with cathedral ceilings attic rooms or attic storage areas are stick built.

Stick framing is building the roof on the construction site one piece or board at a time. Gable and hip roofs may be built primarily of trusses. Does your stick framed roof come with that. Framers or roofer also have given me feedback about the strength of a trussed roof versus a stick framed roof.

Then dimensional lumber called rafters are cut to fit one piece at a time and shoved up to a framer on the roof that s balancing on scaffolding who installs the rafters. All the trusses built by us come with an engineer seal that say they will handle the loads that are specified. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure. It starts with setting ridge and valley beams above the house walls.

The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound roof. One of the most common is that with a site built roof it s easier to customize the roofline.