ROOF FRAMING Details Matter #framinglife #buildingconstruction #framinglife #roofframing

Order of operations for an I Joist roof. @roseburgforest I Joist as rafters. Structural attachment at the ridge is the @strongtie LSSR slopeable and skewable hangers. Web stiffeners are required. This @BECKAmerica F70G shoots both 2.5 and 1.5" nails without a hose.
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Notice the rake walls plane with the top of the rafters. This allows for roof diaphragm attachment directly to the shear walls.
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Note on safety, no hoses, just a lifeline. #framer #framing #huberpartner #framerlife #engineering #stringtie

[stutter]

You missed a step: a firm slap at the end, and the words, "that ain't going nowhere" weren't spoken. Critical error tbh

[densyty]

Crazy how many frames don’t know the proper instructions for using Simpson hangers

[situational.analysis]

You know, long ago when people first started building wood framed roof systems, lumber was sawn on site or nearby and materials often scarce or expensive (like today) so they primarily wanted to cover the roof with as little material as necessary with a minimum overhang for eves.

Today you'll find a typical soffit design of around 20 inches wide. Thats 90% of conventional design with modern architecture being the exception.

But think about it. It really should be about 4 feet for several reasons. You could walk your perimeter in inclement weather. It would keep water away from door and window seals. You could divert water away from the foundation. In the summer the walls would be shady, and in the winter the sun angle can come in.

[jerrellbevers]

Clean and thorough....and never scrimping on the "extra steps"!

[johnscritchfield]

That cordless metal fastener gun looks quite efficient!

[drumrboynoid]

Excellent work! I’ve never seen I Joists used in a roofing application. Can you please explain why these were used as apposed to 2X4 trusses; or dimensional lumber? This looks super clean. I’ve gotta be missing something. Story of my life.

[VikingRhys]

This method is okay just because it’s quick and cheap. But it will never be as good or last as long as proper 9x2 solid real timber joists held together with real 4 inch galv nails knocked in with a 32 ounce estwing hammer….

[Dougie-exov]

is that nailgun have an adapter on the end to slot into nail holes or is my brother hitting bulleyes every shot?

[trickyricky]

Guy is like the ChrisFix of the carpentry world. Never fails!💯

[fooflateka]

Serious question. How much does it cost to frame a roof like that?

[MWIT]

Nice work! Some parts of the country hand framing (not using trusses) requires an engineer to sign off on the design. In our area (MI) builders typically use trusses, probably due to this fact as well as attic space here is usually not going to be used (or heated) Nice feature of hand framing is the ability to utilize that space. I know builders in AL hand frame everything. I'm not sure some of our framers are able to even do this efficiently. Some rafters like valley and hip rafters take some experience to do right. (By right, I mean cut correctly on the 1st try)
In this video I like the notch in the blocking for air flow. This also keeps insulation out of the soffit area.

[_RiseAgainst]

Great work on the ridge vent foresight. Most people just spray foam the roof deck and hope they retire before the issues arise.

[mathieuguyomard]

Hey, do you also need hanger with normal rafters ?

[Lakeman]

Tens of millions of structures were constructed with standard dimensional framing and zero joist hangers and are still standing today, I am a builder and this method is so time consuming that we simply do not utilize it, nor do we ridge vent any longer, it simply costs more than the tried and true techniques that have sustained construction for decades…

[nathenmunn]

Yep if you do it all in order and strategically. It’s fun and clean

[derekfollweiter]

No birdsmouth cut on the tail end of thw rafters? And no hanger nails for fastesting at the ridge?

[danielcombs]

I stacked roofs for 25yrs conventional and truss and I doubt floor joist for rafters with all the hardware clips and tails added and the extra time it takes to install would be any more cost efficiency

[KING-FU]

“Web Stiffeners”? Sounds like something Spider-Man should stay away from. 🤣 JK
I completed a significant remodel on a 18-19 year old 2 story, wood framed house. The 3 sets of sliding glass doors on the rear got to the point they couldn’t be opened, due to settling / compression between the top and bottom tracks. During investigation, we discovered that zero crush blocks / aka web stiffeners were installed on the bearing ends of the first floor, 16”I-joists, so the center webs were being crushed / cupped from the weight above around the perimeter load bearing walls. It was a miserable job to correct and wound up being nearly $125K to complete. I actually suggested to the Insurance Adjuster that they should demo the house and start over from the slab up, but they decided otherwise. Last I’d heard, even though it was nearly 20 years old, the Owner was suing the local Building Officials for gross negligence and the original G.C. that built the house for latent structural defects. 😮

[barrelmitt]

Tim,
3/4" not 1 1/8" scrap

Knowing how efficient you are, I will assume that you have bonded & gang clamp the Hubber scrap when you gang chainsaw cut the I joist on the ground. You are not setting the pieces in the web when you are elevated, correct?

[chrisanthony]

Maybe worth noting that the manufacturers engineered drawings will specify the web stiffener sizes and hanger's/fasteners required. Not every job is the same.