One of the most long jobs in homebuilding might be the cutting of a roof. In a few cases it can take as long to chop and frame the roof as it does to border the remainder of the house. It could also need plenty of space to get it done. It is in ones best interests to plan in advance in the course of construction to be prepared when it is time to cut the roof.
Whether the roof be an easy gable roof or a complicated roof with multiple hips and valleys you would like to be in a position to cut more than one rafter at a time. Sawhorses become a valuable commodity in the roof cutting section of construction. Cutting 6 or even more rafters is what you need to try for. To reach this there are 1 or 2 options available to the roof cutter.
If you only have one set of horses, nail an 8 foot 2x4 flat to the apex of them. This will enable you to mark and cut 6 or even more rafters dependent on their width.
The second possibility is to use 2 pair of sawhorses. Like the prior option, nail a 2x4 flat overboard of 2 horses. In this example you aren't restricted to an 8 foot 2x4. You may use an eight, ten, 12, maybe a sixteen ' 2x4 dependent on how much room you have got to work in.
The third option is to make your own sawhorses out of a 2x10. Put legs on it just like a normal sawhorse. Again, your only limitation is what you have available for length of 2x10 and how much room you have to work.
Another time saver is to make a rafter pattern. To do this, pick the straightest piece if lumber you can find from the rafter material. Once you have determined the length of your rafter from the plumb cut to the birdsmouth, the depth of the birdsmouth, and the length of the rafter tail, transfer this information to the material. After you have marked all of this on the 2x, carefully and accurately cut the rafter. This is going to be your pattern for the rest of the rafters so you want to be precise with your cuts.
The subsequent move is to nail stops to the head of the pattern. Cut 2 pieces of plywood about six" long by two 0.5" wide. Nail one to the head of the 2x about two" from the plumb cut, letting it hang over both edges of the 2x a half in.. Nail the other piece just above the birdsmouth. You currently have a pattern to mark the remainder of your rafters while not having to measure each one of them.
When you are ready to start cutting the rafters, lay as many boards on the horse as you can and have enough room for the saw to fit in between each one. When laying the boards on the horses, have all the crowns pointing in the same direction (When looking down a board while flat most boards are bowed one way or the other. The convex side would be the crown). Take the pattern and lay it on top of each board with the plywood stops resting on the crowned edge and mark them.
You're now prepared to chop rafters. When making your cuts, cut the pencil line. Cut the plumb cut first and then move to the birdsmouth and tail. Dependent on how many rafters you are cutting you could have to slip them backwards and forwards so you aren't reaching over to far to make your cuts with the saw. When cutting the birdsmouth it is OK to over cut it to completely take away the material.
Homebuilding and cutting rafters can be a dangerous job. Always exercise caution and safety when framing or using a skilsaw. - 20763
Whether the roof be an easy gable roof or a complicated roof with multiple hips and valleys you would like to be in a position to cut more than one rafter at a time. Sawhorses become a valuable commodity in the roof cutting section of construction. Cutting 6 or even more rafters is what you need to try for. To reach this there are 1 or 2 options available to the roof cutter.
If you only have one set of horses, nail an 8 foot 2x4 flat to the apex of them. This will enable you to mark and cut 6 or even more rafters dependent on their width.
The second possibility is to use 2 pair of sawhorses. Like the prior option, nail a 2x4 flat overboard of 2 horses. In this example you aren't restricted to an 8 foot 2x4. You may use an eight, ten, 12, maybe a sixteen ' 2x4 dependent on how much room you have got to work in.
The third option is to make your own sawhorses out of a 2x10. Put legs on it just like a normal sawhorse. Again, your only limitation is what you have available for length of 2x10 and how much room you have to work.
Another time saver is to make a rafter pattern. To do this, pick the straightest piece if lumber you can find from the rafter material. Once you have determined the length of your rafter from the plumb cut to the birdsmouth, the depth of the birdsmouth, and the length of the rafter tail, transfer this information to the material. After you have marked all of this on the 2x, carefully and accurately cut the rafter. This is going to be your pattern for the rest of the rafters so you want to be precise with your cuts.
The subsequent move is to nail stops to the head of the pattern. Cut 2 pieces of plywood about six" long by two 0.5" wide. Nail one to the head of the 2x about two" from the plumb cut, letting it hang over both edges of the 2x a half in.. Nail the other piece just above the birdsmouth. You currently have a pattern to mark the remainder of your rafters while not having to measure each one of them.
When you are ready to start cutting the rafters, lay as many boards on the horse as you can and have enough room for the saw to fit in between each one. When laying the boards on the horses, have all the crowns pointing in the same direction (When looking down a board while flat most boards are bowed one way or the other. The convex side would be the crown). Take the pattern and lay it on top of each board with the plywood stops resting on the crowned edge and mark them.
You're now prepared to chop rafters. When making your cuts, cut the pencil line. Cut the plumb cut first and then move to the birdsmouth and tail. Dependent on how many rafters you are cutting you could have to slip them backwards and forwards so you aren't reaching over to far to make your cuts with the saw. When cutting the birdsmouth it is OK to over cut it to completely take away the material.
Homebuilding and cutting rafters can be a dangerous job. Always exercise caution and safety when framing or using a skilsaw. - 20763
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