Roof Rafter Saw

Always use a blade guide when working with a circular saw.

Roof rafter saw.

Hip roof framing rafter cut angle template diagram. Rotted wood rafters in a roof are a serious issue. With a torpedo level and a speed square you can pretty accurately gauge the pitch of any roof with a gable end photo 1. If using a circular saw or compound miter saw set saw bevel angle to 45 to obtain creeper and hip side angles.

There is no standard spacing it depends on what size of rafters you want to use and the span of your shed. Keep your fingers away from the blade at all times. For instance 2 grade 2x4s at 16 on center will span just over 9. Marking out the roof rafter lengths onto the timber before cutting step 1.

Determine the camber along the timbers length. Subtract the width of your ridge beam. Commonly what you can see of the rotted wood is only part of the problem it is what you cannot see under the surface of the wood that can be the main issue. The plastic rafter squares are thicker than most metal ones making them a good fence for the shoe of a circular saw to ride along.

Measure the width of your building. Divide the adjusted width. The ridge beam is the vertical piece of plywood which will form the peak of. With the saw bevel angle set to 45 cutting hips and creepers at the plumb cut angle will produce correct side angles.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Before you can mark the rafter lengths and layout check the. Many people go for the manufactured roof rafters as it requires some skill to make your own rafters. Calculating rafter length 1.

Before you start cutting you first need to determine how long your roof rafters. Mark the plumb cuts. A framing square is made use of for cutting obtuse angles greater than 90 degrees. With the tape measure hooked onto the top end transfer your two rafter lengths onto.