How To Cut Roof Overhang

Make a second mark in the same.

How to cut roof overhang. The roof is a metal r panel over full 1 t g pine on 2x4 rafters. Cut the last piece of redwood to length with a handsaw align the lower edge at the line and install with nails at the corresponding studs. Place one end of a measuring tape against the house s side beneath one of the rafters on the roof s far side. I have a customer that i am doing some work for on a pool house.

After each shingle line has been laid one shingle will overhang the rake edge. I drew the roof using the roof command with a 1 foot overhang. How to cut roof eaves step 1. I need to cut 1 foot off of a 2ft overhang in order to add a shed roof under the overhang.

Keep the framing square in the position that it was set in to measure the birdsmouth cut. I ve seen an earlier post on how to cut out an area out of a roof overhang. Boxing the overhangs 1. I want no overhang in the middle of the wall for a certain distance then the roof overhang begins again.

The tin was just recently replaced so removing it is not an option. Slide the framing square until the 6 in 15 cm mark intersects the line you ve marked for the birdsmouth cut. Position the side of hook knife against the drip edge beneath the shingle with the blade facing upward against the. Measure the rafter overhang.

Make a pencil mark on the rafter s bottom edge 1 1 2 inches shorter than you want the overhang.