Mono Pitch Roof Framing

Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3.

Mono pitch roof framing.

Also in pairs with their high ends abutting on extremely long spans with a. The total rise is 12 inches or 1 foot and the span is 4 feet so the pitch would be 1 4 or a quarter pitch roof. The minimum roof pitch is 1 8 inch rise per foot of span. Which is equal to 1 4 or 1 3 the total span of the building not counting any overhang.

In this case the highest end of the trusses is considered the ridge line and requires at least two braces over its length. For instance a 4 12 pitch denotes. Pitch also has its own denotation determined by the rise in inches in 12 inches. Mono pitched roofs are also known by the names of skillion roofs shed roofs pent roof and lean to roof.

The standard roof truss spacing is 2. Roof pitch is indicated by a fraction 1 3 1 4 etc or slope triangle. They differ considerably from the conventional gabled roofs in shape and construction. The steeper the roof the more expensive the trusses get because the longer the boards get and the more roof area increases.

Pitch whether using roof trusses or stick building the roof the pitch of the roof must be selected. Back then local lumberyards stocked mono slope ridge flashing that looked like oversized drip edge. Figure 2 shows both. Most widely designed roof shapes.

This is the distance between trusses. When a slope triangle is used it is rise over. Use prefabricated mono trusses for the easiest and best framing on a single slope roof. Select an angle of slope away from a house into an area with good drainage and complementary to an existing house or other building.

Using a pitch measuring tool that i d made we also determined that the exact pitch of the shed roof was 3 1 2 in 12. And the roof framing consists of trusses or a strutted roof either roof plane or roof space bracing is required in accordance with para graphs 10 3 2 and 10 3 3 for light and heavy roofs see figure 2. You will also incur additional costs because it is much harder to deck and shingle a roof that is 12 12 pitch versus a 4 12 roof. It is also easier to insulate a roof with a greater pitch.

Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. We framed and roofed a number of contemporary homes in the 1970s and 1980s with mono slope aka mono pitch roofs. Measure the outline of the structure to be roofed with a tape measure or get dimensions from a house plan. Mike guertin on instagram mike guertin a builder and remodeler in east greenwich r i and a presenter at jlc live responds.

When a fraction is used it is the rise over the span. Pitch is the slope of the roof. To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge supported by posts at each end with the common rafters landing on top of the ridge. Pitch depth spans in feet to out of bearing spans in feet to out of bearing 5 12 38 47 57 39 51 59 42 56 63 45 54 68.

While the gabled roof is always pitched in two directions the mono pitch always slants in a single direction.