Gable roof with own hands

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The simplest of roofing structures, it is a double-sloped roof with its own hands, but at the same time one of the most reliable, it will not be afraid of snowfalls, rains and strong gusts of wind.

  1. Contents
    1. Rafters
    2. Slope gable roof
    3. Lid
    4. Tightenings
    5. Racks
    6. Gable roofs
    7. Fixing of parts
    8. Gable roof photo
    9. Gable roof construction by yourself

But for its construction you need to know several key features of the construction of this structure.

So what do you need to know for the construction of a gable roof with your own hands? The first and most important is the support on which the entire structure will hold.

Mauerlat

Mauerlat are square, long beams that are securely attached to the supporting wall, since they carry the main load of the entire structure.

Usually, for reliability they are built into the wall, overlapping with three sides of the brickwork, which allows to achieve the strength of the structure.

Rafters

Rafters( rafters) - these are spacers installed between the Mauerlats and the ridge of the roof. The roof ridge is a horizontal bar that connects the two halves of the roof into one, using rafters.

The skateboard is better to choose from a strong, and thick wood, as it is the connecting element of the whole structure and depends on its reliability. It is also necessary to take into account the factor that there should not be excessive wall wetting, for this purpose a roof overhang is made on the roof, lengthening the rafters with additional lengths, "mares", which allows the water flowing from the roof not to fall onto the walls of the house, but to fall some distance away from it.

Slope angle of gable roof

The angle of inclination of the roof should ideally be 30 degrees, this will prevent it from laying snow on it, but at the same time protects from sudden gusts of wind.

Aspen

To maintain and extra durability of the ridge, use one more bar - a ladder. It carries the vertical load of the weight of the whole structure as a whole, therefore the beam should be strong and of sufficient diameter.

For a more understandable picture, we will give examples, photos of a gable roof with our own hands.

Tighteners

For additional support and strengthening of the Mauerlats, crosswise, horizontal bars( puffs) are used, their task is not to allow longitudinal loads to collapse the roof along with the bearing walls.

Racks

To add extra strength and avoid sagging, the rafters are additionally placed with vertical beams( racks) throughout the structure, they remove part of the load and do not allow the roof to deform with time.

To keep the diagonal deformations of the structure, use beams that go from pillars to puffs, the ideal angle in this case is considered 45 degrees, although many builders neglect this.

Girdling of gable roof

And the final stage, is the crate, as in the photo. Longitudinal narrow beams that lie on top of the rafters and add strength structures that even allow climbing on the roof during its construction or repair, and besides it allows the top cover not to deform under the influence of external factors.

Fastening parts

For high-quality construction of a gable roof with your own hands, you need to know how to fix the parts together.

For the connection of diagonal constructions, the grooving of the parts is used. Although often, it is used when connecting perpendicular parts, but it should be noted that this connection reduces the strength of parts in this place, so it should be used only in places of not the greatest importance.

The second way to join is the metal corners, plates, etc. But he also has a drawback, at angular loads, screws can be simply turned out from a wooden base.

Therefore, it is recommended to use a mixed method of fastening, taking into account the direction of loads on this or that part.

Photo of gable roof

See below photos of gable roof made by own hands

Video of gable roof construction with own hands

We offer to see for clarity how to make a gable roof with your own hands in video.

Floor slabs 2 floors, rafters:

Roofing system:

Roof, roof, drain:

Mounting of ridge, snow chains:

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