How To Frame A Bow Window Roof

I started by making a full scale plan drawing of the job on 1 4 in.

How to frame a bow window roof.

Plywood tacked to the shop floor. Here are the steps involved in framing a bay window roof. You may also want to install long screws to affix the board even more securely. Unlike a traditional hip roof the roof over a bay window with 45 degree sides is based on an octagonal roof but most people don t know how to frame an octagonal roof.

Call 408 567 9969 get an estimate. Using your chart from the roof frame calculator as a guide cut the rafters to size with your saw and nail them securely into place. Making a curved frame is first. The secret to a good looking roof is having the right proportions.

I made the components in my shop and then trucked them across town to the neffs house. Remove the old window. Given the construction of bay or bow windows and their unique exposure to the elements it is a safer bet to replacement them with a vinyl bay or bow window. Before you can start on the roof you ll have to install the bay.

Plan out the roof. We asked one of our veteran builders to show us how it s done. How the room looks before the bow window is installed. How to frame a rough window opening install a new window trim out the interior and exterior around a new window plus all of the finishing.

A project that s as easy or difficult as you want it to be. Do not use this method to framing bay window roofs. Cordova construction framing a big bay window. First the instructions to find the ridge length is wrong.

It looks like diy built the bay window roof. The window frame the section of curved wall surrounding it and the roof. In fact rotten wood on bay or bow windows is a very common problem as most of these windows were installed 15 to 20 years ago. I broke the job into its three major parts.

Roof framer s bible framing a bay window roof page 206 does not follow the holly grail of roof framing trigonometry and geometry. It s wrong and just plain ugly. Install the bay window after careful planning.