How To Build A Shed - Part 4 - Building Roof Rafters

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This video walks you through all the steps of building roof rafters including:
Cutting the rafter boards to length.
Cutting the birdsmouth.
Building a jig on the shed floor to make sure all the rafters are exactly the same.
Nailing on the gussets.

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[bbhall]

My 17 yr old has been taking a high school home maintenance class for 1.5 years. We have a steel frame shed with no floor and we will be tackling this soon since schools are closed in Ohio for 3 weeks. Perfect time for putting skills to the test.

[telosfd]

I am not roofing specialist i never knew how roofed building in USA, i have seen many tutorials before of this particular sector of carpentry i can say now i can cut a rafter with the best precize ever. Thanks for thiw tutorial, i like it.

[jlilly]

Was considering using the floor as a model for the walls. Glad to see it works.

[MikeYac]

This is by far the set of videos I’ve seen. Can’t wait to start my build.

[JimWatsonTheframingMagician]

Very good idea to check the rafter fit on the floor before the walls were built!!

[suedavis]

I have been looking at videos after videos I never knew how critic the rafters thank you so much

[semco]

I thank you for showing us beginners how to build the rafters. I like the way you do each piece at a time and then using that piece to make the remaining pieces. 

[sophienelson]

thank you for showing how easy it is.  This will save lots of money not having to buy prepared pieces or hiring people    now I can do it for myself!!   thank you !!!

[williamkraft]

Excellent video and clearly explained on how to make the seat and birds mouth.  thank you and keep up the good work

[jonpascua]

I just built a 12x24 shed and the rafters kicked my a**!!! Wish I saw this video first!!!

[Edge]

Someones got skills. Nice work and good to see people still take some pride in what they do.

[thebannedgreenman]

Thank you for sharing that knowledge and taking the time to video it to help others. Well useful.

[DIYGene]

This is a really informative video. Thanks so much.

[amberfletcher]

Going to make a smaller version. Just wish I could pay wood prices from 6 years ago.

[danielporter]

woah! havent heard that intro music since the early BiggerPockets podcast episodes haha.

[projectswithsteve]

Thanks for posting. This series helped me build my shed!

[adamhamilton]

Horizontal cut is called the seat cut, vertical cut is called the plumb cut. The two cuts together form a cutout called a bird's mouth.

[aarcades]

superb instructional video, will save me loads of time :)

[walde]

Muy buen video ya que me estoy construyendo una cabaña tu aportes son muy buenos gracias.

[alejandroalvial]

Me servirá  mucho para  mi proyecto . muchas gracias.