Cutting roof rafters for a new shed
 

Hi,
I'm having some trouble cutting 2x4 rafters for my shed. Shed overall size is 9'x16', with a roof pitch of 5/12. I have a 2x8 ridge beam along the center. I cut a birdmouth into one 2x4 and it's an almost perfect fit on one side, but looks to be 1/2" short when I place on the other side of the ridge beam.
How do people usually cut and install rafters?
Do you cut them all to size beforehand (and hope for the best)?
Do you cut the birdmouth and then see where the top should fall and cut in stages?
Never did this before and it looks great on paper, but difficult when you're standing 12ft up and disappointing that all your design on paper doesn't work.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks
Theodore

Cutting roof rafters for a new shed
 

On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:35:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hi,
I'm having some trouble cutting 2x4 rafters for my shed. Shed overall size is 9'x16', with a roof pitch of 5/12. I have a 2x8 ridge beam along the center. I cut a birdmouth into one 2x4 and it's an almost perfect fit on one side, but looks to be 1/2" short when I place on the other side of the ridge beam.
How do people usually cut and install rafters?
Do you cut them all to size beforehand (and hope for the best)?
Do you cut the birdmouth and then see where the top should fall and cut in stages?
Never did this before and it looks great on paper, but difficult when you're standing 12ft up and disappointing that all your design on paper doesn't work.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks
Theodore

It is all about measuring and using the rafter square and no I can't
do it. I tried it once and I ended up cutting the bird mouth with the
rafter too long and then cut it to fit, a little bite at a time.
The next time I just made trusses.
You can set those truss connectors with a piece of steel 1/2" plate
and a sledge hammer.

Cutting roof rafters for a new shed
 

On 7/21/2019 11:35 PM, wrote:
Hi,
I'm having some trouble cutting 2x4 rafters for my shed. Shed overall size is 9'x16', with a roof pitch of 5/12. I have a 2x8 ridge beam along the center. I cut a birdmouth into one 2x4 and it's an almost perfect fit on one side, but looks to be 1/2" short when I place on the other side of the ridge beam.
How do people usually cut and install rafters?
Do you cut them all to size beforehand (and hope for the best)?
Do you cut the birdmouth and then see where the top should fall and cut in stages?
Never did this before and it looks great on paper, but difficult when you're standing 12ft up and disappointing that all your design on paper doesn't work.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks
Theodore


It's much better/easier to build trusses.

Cutting roof rafters for a new shed
 

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:53:46 -0700, "Colonel Edmund J. Burke"
wrote:

On 7/22/2019 4:34 AM, Bod F wrote:
On 7/21/2019 11:35 PM, wrote:
Hi,
I'm having some trouble cutting 2x4 rafters for my shed.Â* Shed overall size is 9'x16', with a roof pitch of 5/12.Â* I have a 2x8 ridge beam along the center.Â* I cut a birdmouth into one 2x4 and it's an almost perfect fit on one side, but looks to be 1/2" short when I place on the other side of the ridge beam.
How do people usually cut and install rafters?
Do you cut them all to size beforehand (and hope for the best)?
Do you cut the birdmouth and then see where the top should fall and cut in stages?
Never did this before and it looks great on paper, but difficult when you're standing 12ft up and disappointing that all your design on paper doesn't work.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks
Theodore


It's much better/easier to build trusses.


I once wore a truss when I injured my ballz in a fall.
If that counts...

I bet hammering in those connector plates hurt like hell.

Cutting roof rafters for a new shed
 

On Monday, July 22, 2019 at 6:53:50 AM UTC-7, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:
On 7/22/2019 4:34 AM, Bod F wrote:
On 7/21/2019 11:35 PM, wrote:
Hi,
I'm having some trouble cutting 2x4 rafters for my shed.Â* Shed overall size is 9'x16', with a roof pitch of 5/12.Â* I have a 2x8 ridge beam along the center.Â* I cut a birdmouth into one 2x4 and it's an almost perfect fit on one side, but looks to be 1/2" short when I place on the other side of the ridge beam.
How do people usually cut and install rafters?
Do you cut them all to size beforehand (and hope for the best)?
Do you cut the birdmouth and then see where the top should fall and cut in stages?
Never did this before and it looks great on paper, but difficult when you're standing 12ft up and disappointing that all your design on paper doesn't work.
Advice appreciated.
Thanks
Theodore


It's much better/easier to build trusses.


I once wore a truss when I injured my ballz in a fall.
If that counts...

Like all of your off-topic posts, this is another example of your abuse.