Framing Roof Without Ceiling Joists

And the roof covering material determines the size cross section area of the roofing timbers used.

Framing roof without ceiling joists.

With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders. How to frame a gable roof without ceiling joists. A standard triangular roof known as a gable roof is framed using rafters which are diagonal members that support the roofing materials.

The shape and size of a roof depends on the span and the floor plan of the building. Gable roofs without ceiling joists provide a much higher and triangular shaped ceiling inside the home. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house. Joist spacing in this design mode incorporates different types of wood used in ceiling construction including 2 grades of southern pine douglas fir and hemlock fir types which are the most common.