How To Notch Out A 2x4 For A Roof

Measure each section of the roof from side to side parallel to the line of the fascia board.

How to notch out a 2x4 for a roof.

Access the roof using an extension ladder. If you re framing a gable roof on a new house or building a shed or even a doghouse with a gable roof you ll need to cut a number of roof rafters. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. For the rafter to fit correctly you need to cut the bird s mouth exactly where the rafter will meet the wall.

You are going to cut out triangles that will cover the apex of each set of rafters. For this example a section of roof is 20 feet wide. This video will show you how to figure length and cut a common rafter for a gable roof using a framing square. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

In this diy guide you will learn how to install a roofing joist or rafter that includes how to work out the pitch of a roof cut a ridge or plumb cut at the correct angle work out the correct length of joist you need and the exact location for a birds mouth joint how to correctly cut a birds. So roughly 7 8 long for a 2 4. Measure out the span of your arch on a sheet of your plywood and cut a piece of string to the same length represented in the images as the line which connects a to b. The rule of thumb is that the gusset should be twice the width of the wood you use for your rafters.

Find the center point of your first measurement on the plywood and draw a line at a 90 degree angle from that center point until you reach the desired height of your arch. Once you ve cut the top end of the first rafter you can calculate the position of the bird s mouth based on the height and width of the roof then use that rafter as a pattern to cut the others.