Vinyl Sided Overhang With Rafters

In some home construction the eaves are left exposed which leaves the ends of the roof rafters visible.

Vinyl sided overhang with rafters.

The average roof will overhang the side walls of the home by just a small amount 12 18 inches. Set the first truss against the house and carefully center it so that 1 1 2 in. Fastening to masonry walls. Installing the first truss.

Older homes often have an open eave with the rafters adding to the décor. It is used to cover and protect the exposed ends of the roof rafters and provide a cleaner look to your home. The rafter jig seen in the next photo helps with the layout. Because the limiting factor is the vinyl itself i choose the siding for the house first.

Their total exposures are fixed. Shedding rainwater away from siding and trim especially from door and window sills can greatly reduce rot mildew and a host of other problems that can be caused by water streaming down. The first truss simply butts to the house wall. Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.

Soffit panels are most commonly made of vinyl or metal so they re low maintenance and can be found in almost any color to match your exterior color scheme. The pitch highest point of the roof is an important ratio when measuring the truss. Long story short needs existing vinyl siding. In most instances the cornice or eave of today s homes are finished off with a soffit the covering on the underside of the overhang.

Includes illustrations that show roofs have hip rafters ridge boards jack rafters and more. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. The outermost truss aligns with the edge of the top plate and the three interior trusses are centered on the studs below. Of the bottom 2x6 overhangs the top wall plates on each side.

Roof framing involves a lexicon all its own. I would recommend you enclose overhang underside with some sort of soffit panel to keep flying critters from making homes in your new end overhang. When repairing or replacing a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms. Maximum you can overhang end truss will be two feet so you should be able to attach a 2 6 fly rafter to ends of your now overhanging roof purlins.

These homes can be left as is or soffits can be added. Clapboards or two 5 in. Eaves and rakes that overhang a building s sidewalls are critical to the life of a building. 8 in 9 in.

A soffit is a covering applied underneath the eaves of your roof. Keep this in mind as you are calculating the rafter length. Here is a closer look at common roofing terms. The three most common vinyl siding patterns are double four triple three and double five.

The rafters of the truss will be used as the hypotenuse highest part of the triangle.