How To Frame A Roof Overhang

Apply a two by six wood ledger to the exterior of the home above the door right under the roof.

How to frame a roof overhang.

Attach six metal. Get up on your roof or scaffolding. Again have the helper hold the rafter extension in place and gauge the distance of the overhang while you hold the extension against the rafter and the roof sheathing and nail it to the existing rafter with a framing nailer. How to frame an overhang step 1.

Purchase the required materials. Step 7 paint your frame optional. Slide the flashing in and line it up so that the bent angle runs parallel to the overhang. Take the longer flat side of the flashing and gently slide it in between the first row of shingles and the roof.

Or less you might try a technique that bob syvanen wrote about in dummy rafter tails way back in 1985. Slide your first sheet of flashing under the first layer of shingles. If you are making a smaller overhang you may be able to skip the posts and use two by four. Next cut two additional sets of rafters for each gable end.

I ve used this method when i ve had trouble slipping in the rafter extensions with this method the rafter tails. To do this first make sure you cut your ridge board to a length that includes the length of the shed s rakes. This will depend on the size of your overhang. If narrow overhangs are all you need say 8 in.

To create an overhang on the gable ends of your shed you ll need to construct something called a gable ladder.