Framola Extra Strong British Made Timber Rafter U Shape Bracket - One Piece Solid Steel Indoor Outdoors Rafter Brackets - Durable and Rustproof - Black (4" x 2")

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Mark out where you are going to place your rafters. If you are doing 16” OC, then start ¾” in from the front edge of your top plate, where your first rafter is going to sit. From there, measure 16” down the top plate. Make another mark. Go until you get to the end. Attaching the rest of the rafters requires you to merely line up your rafters in the connectors you’ve already installed. If you measured correctly, this is the easy part. I would suggest you install the rafters in pairs. If you do just one side, all the way down, then the ridge board can come loose or be distorted from all the hammering in the same direction. Attach End Rafters A rafter is the frame of your roof. More specifically, it is a beam that goes from the peak of your roof down to the eve. It rests on top of your wall framing and, when done properly, serves to keep your shed walls in place while supporting a roof. Difference Between a Rafter and Truss Do not install the ridge board to rafter connectors on the ends of the ridge beam yet – you will do this at the end. Make a Ridge Beam Brace Many conventional roofing products, such as shingles, mandate a slope no lower than 2:12. More, they usually claim that 4:12 is the lowest you can go without any special underlayment. Our roof we will be constructing will be 4:12. Calculate the Length of Your Rafters

To start, I already know that my rafter length is going to be 5’ 3 ½”. I’ll use my speed square to measure my first cut on one end of my 2×4 rafter. I’ll use the corner of the speed square on one edge of the 2×4, where it says “pivot”. I’ll then rotate the square on the pivot until the 4 is lined up with the outside edge of the rafter.

Using an 8d nail, drive each nail in at about a 30-degree angle with a distance from the joint so that about 1/3 of the nail length goes into the rafter and the remaining 2/3 into the wall cap.

Let’s begin by comparing these two different roof styles. Rafters are beams that run from the peak of the roof to the top plate of the supporting walls. They join at the peak of the roof by connecting to the opposing rafter or to a ridge beam that runs the length of the peak of the house or shed. Rafters are installed piece-by-piece during the construction of the roof. When it comes time to install your rafters, consider rafter size, cost, and especially safety. Be sure your lumber and rafter spacing adheres to the load chart.Once your rafter is in place, slide the plate into place and attach with Simpson Strong-Tie structural screws or galvanized 8d nails.