How To Get Logs On The Roof

On the roof panel of the build roofdialog check the box beside build roof planesand click ok.

How to get logs on the roof. Log and timber trusses can be spectacular in a log home. To make the base for the roof make 4 roof trusses attaching the two different sized angled boards as shown 32 and 24. The owner wants to add a sheetrock ceiling so he wants to sister a 2x to the log so he can run his furring strips and install sheetrock. Logs 18 5 feet long spaced 36 o c.

Winter is just around the corner and time is running out for roof work this season. These are some unfinished stop motions. Select 3d create orthographic view backclipped cross section from the menu then click and drag a camera arrow perpendicular to and through one of the trusses. To finish you will need to nail down the sides of the rubber straight into logs forming the side of the cabin and add plastic trims which will ensure the rainwater runs off into the guttering.

It was a great time to have the kids help. Both budget and aesthetics play an important role here. Being used as rafters for a building with a 12 12 pitch and a metal roof. We wanted the log rack to be secure in the ground so we dug about 6 down to place and level and log rack.

Currently there are 5 dia. To fit this roof you will need the epdm rubber and a epdm glue paste you simply put the paste onto your roof boards roll out the rubber roof and brush out the air pockets. The metal for the roof finally came in and its time to get started. The use of log purlins serves the same function as rafters and trusses by holding up the roof but they run perpendicular to ordinary rafters leading to some.