Building an addition on a house requires connecting two roofs whether the new space is a wing of living areas or a carport.
Joining roof trusses together.
Trusses like rafters form the profile of the structure s roof.
How to tie building roof systems into one another.
The most common mistakes in this method would be not nailing the sisters together good enough inadequate bearing on one side or another the truss companies use a gang nail to splice wood together pictured at left.
In traditional framing the roof is built stick by stick.
24 october november 2015 build 139 december 2013 january 2014build 150 build right joining roof trusses most timber trusses are delivered to site as one piece building components.
However occasionally they are delivered in sections and must be joined on site.
Rafters are installed piece by piece during the construction of the roof.
If your roof rafter connectors will not be visible after your construction project is completed it may be possible to connect these rafters together using a rafter splicing technique you will want to check your local building codes before undertaking this type of construction as there are very specific ways that roof rafters can and cannot be spliced together.
If the new sister bears on wood at least 1 5 on each end then you re good to go.
With trusses it is possible to prefabricate the pieces needed into modular frames that can be installed every 24 inches to frame a roof with much less time.