Stick Built Roof

The beam or the ridge is the central part of the structure as all the framing must be connected to it.

Stick built roof.

A collar beam adds strength to the triangle at the middle. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure. Stick framing is building the roof on the construction site one piece or board at a time. Then dimensional lumber called rafters are cut to fit one piece at a time and shoved up to a framer on the roof that s balancing on scaffolding who installs the rafters.

All the trusses built by us come with an engineer seal that say they will handle the loads that are specified. Stick framing creates a triangle between the rafters and ceiling joists. Framers or roofer also have given me feedback about the strength of a trussed roof versus a stick framed roof. However constructing a stick framed roof is not always easy.

Stick framing takes place on site while trusses come prefabricated and ready to. One of the most common is that with a site built roof it s easier to customize the roofline. The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound roof. It starts with setting ridge and valley beams above the house walls.

Does your stick framed roof come with that. Builders sometimes also prefer this construction method when they want to provide a large attic space or high vaulted ceilings often called cathedral ceilings.