A framing square is traditionally used for laying out the roof and determining pitch.
Setting out a roof.
Pitch is the amount of angle or slope the roof has.
Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun.
Setting the first trusses.
Use a pencil to jot the width down somewhere.
For example the width of the building may be 72 75 inches 184 8 cm.
Because the trusses are heavy and.
Roof trusses arrive at the jobsite on the bed of a large truck.
Write on a spare sheet of paper or a section of exposed wood.
Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.
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.
The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.