Overhang Dutch Gable Roof Framing

Framing a gable roof building a gable with barge end purlin struts and collar ties.

Overhang dutch gable roof framing.

The picture above shows the plan view of a gable roof ladder trusses are made up using four noggins bridging at each corner to support a rafter outside the building. This can be from two causes. I planned to use the experience to teach the contractor s crew western style framing. A large overhang on a dutch hip roof requires a few changes to the normal construction method.

A large overhang on a dutch hip roof requires a few changes to the normal construction method. I would use continuation jack rafters to frame in the small gable like extension that is an integral part of the dutch hip design. Inadequate nailing of the sheathing to supporting framing or inadequate connections of the framing at the rake edge that supports the roof. Exactly where the gable interrupts the hip is called the setback the distance from the end of the building to the first set of gable common rafters.

The biggest problems with gable end overhang strength occur if your roof overhang is greater than about 12 inches. The dutch is a section of hip roof in which hip rafters run into a gable end instead of going up to a ridge. By doing this it changed the as drawn cantilever ratio of 3 2 favoring the outside of the building to a 5 7 ratio. When stick framing a dutch roof i begin by checking the plans for the amount of.

Uplift of roof decking at the overhang. The other common wind related failure at gable ends is uplift of the roof decking at the overhang.