How To Build Different Roof Pitches

The buildup equals the difference between the unit rise of both roof pitches.

How to build different roof pitches.

Place the 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber along the center of the flashing. Step 1 preparing the area. When done with the first step the next thing to do is measuring the. Joining two roofs of different pitches blind valleys simplify framing.

To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge. Select the roofpanel and put in the desired pitch for the roof plane that will build over this wall. When you want to join roofs in which the pitches are not in the same ratio the very first. To keep the overhang the same and line up the fascia you must begin the roof layout from the inside top edge of the fascia not from the outside of the exterior walls.

Then you build up the wall plate under the steeper secondary roof as in figure 2b. Gently bend the flashing using the edge of the lumber. Step 3 prepare a piece. How to join the roof pitches.

Using the select objects tool click on the wall which has a higher or lower pitch than what you set in the build roofdialog then click on the open object edit button.