Gable Roof Ridge Beam

Framing in a ridge beam in shed roof construction is not hard.

Gable roof ridge beam.

Now if you have done any looking around this site you ll quickly see that i am not a fan of using a ridge beam in shed construction. Measure from the bottom of the ridge to the top plate to get the length of your gable end stud. Conditions for which a ridge beam is required are described after discussion of a basic gable roof. Ridge beams are required by code if the roof slope is less than 3 in 12 irc section r802 3.

Step 2 cut the gable end stud and hand it up. Please submit questions via email. For example a roof slope that rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of run is said to have a slope of 6 in 12 or simply six twelve. Ridge beam sizing is based on the span of the beam between supports and the amount of roof load supported by the beam.

I always always build trusses. Roof slope is commonly represented as x in 12. A ridge beam is a structural member used to support the ends of the rafters at the ridge transferring it s loads to posts or gable end walls. Steady the ridge in its approximate final position using the carpenter s square to make sure the rafters are vertical.

Although the names are unfortunately similar a ridge beam serves a much different purpose than a ridge board. A structural ridge beam is required when independent support for high ends of rafters is necessary.