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The first half of the ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
Probably the best Ryan's Shed Plans on building a shed is hardly found ever . ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxcLVQopTIucrxiVRQA0khLGQEnDVKCSMG And Ryan's takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.
This is by far the most helpful and easiest explanation on how to layout a rafter on youtube without a doubt. Appreciate the time you took to make this video
You make it so simple! Thanks for your help and thanks for the concise instruction. This is the first one on rafters I watched. All others were not worth finishing. No fuss, No muss. Thanks again for the simple and direct presentation. I'll be coming back for more of your videos!
I'm converting a flat carport to a 4/12 pitched roof. Watched this video 1/2 dozen times, then checked my math just as many. Laid out all my cuts in my template piece, and it fit like a glove. Also used the story pole idea. Worked great. Thanks for posting this video. Huge help.
Simply the greatest insteuction on rafter layout i have seen. Educational, and each step is broken down and easy to follow. Thank you for an excellent video
Great job on explaining the rafter cutting. You have a great way of explaining - but not overly - and that is appreciated as some videos drag on forever. Thanks for posting.
I have a working prototype rafter template tool that is in patent pending status that I will be sharing some videos around in the coming weeks. This tool will template a rafter on framing material for the ridge beam cut and the wall plate seat cut for any number of widths and dimension lumber. No more guessing, no more needing 3+ tools and a calculator. This tool empowers the DIY'er, weekend warrior and seasoned professional to cut rafters perfectly every time. One great thing I love about this tool is that you don't have to be a professional to build a roof now.
Really well done video. Explained everything perfectly, clearly demonstrated it all, and still remained short and to the point. Excellent professional presentation that anyone could follow.
Thank you! I have watched so many videos on this topic. This is the first one that explains the HAP measurement and how it affects the placement of the ridge beam. So many other videos will cut an arbitrary size of birds mouth and do not tell you the implications it has.
There's just no better way to explain how to do it than the way this guy did it i could say that he has been my teacher cause nobody wants to teach this kind of stuff and so easy
Awsome, my construction teacher was teaching us how to do it with a speed square which is a little bit more longer and complicated in my opinion. So i did it this way and the teacher didnt even know about this. He was so amazed the birds mouth cut was much better this way. Thank you
Thank you for putting this video together. Like others who commented, I went through several videos before finding this one. Best instruction by far that I've found on making rafters and especially on figuring the rafter beam height. After watching, I visited your website. Suspect I will visit it many more times!
Excellent video . One of the best I've seen . Sure you could figure it out by hand but why should you . I ordered my calculator today . They only cost a few bucks . I like the story pole idea . Makes things really simple . Now I have enough confidence to go ahead and build my shed next spring . Thanks for posting .
I have watched a lot of the video about cutting the Rafters and no one mentioned the 4” height above the plate and that was one big important lesson Thank you
excellant teaching,do you have a hip,valley and jack video as well,I have watched several different so called instructers and you are the absoulute best.Thankyou Dan Steele Lake Station Indiana.
Best video wish you could do one hips and valleys I have watched other videos but I only get more confused cause they don’t know how to explain like you sir thanks
Great video but you really don't need a fancy construction calculator and you don't need to be accurate within 1/16. 1/8 accuracy is more than adequate for rough framing. There's a rafter chart on the side of the body of your framing square. It will tell you rafter length per foot of run for any pitch from 2/12 to 18/12 and with that information you can use a normal calculator and be accurate within 1/8th.
Yea I have to disagree, no shade ... I prefer the calculator but the precision although we're talking that 1/8. You get enough 1/8 misalignment you'll end up with a lopsided roof I say lol. I like the precision. Just dials it in and keeps everything as snug as possible even though one will not see that 1/8. Hell your saw will cut an 8th directly over your line, that's why I cut mine just above it and hammer out the 8th if it's over lol.
Quarters, sixteenths and eighths...thirty seconds? I'm sure it makes perfect sense to someone. How easy would it be to use simple numbers, metric. Fantastic info and well presented.
Acctually it works out to be the same method as I added it up ..it was a little confusion because he subtracted 3/4 in from half the center of the building u took 1 1/2 in of the total ..so it's the same I reckon ..excellent video
nice video... but to those dealing with a 3 1/2" seat cut, I believe he meant to say he puts the mark are 8 1/2", NOT 9 1/2". I'm sure it was just a quick mistake, but 9 1/2" - 12" only leaves a 2 1/2" seat cut.
What if you are building your shed homemade as a DIYer with no drawn up plan and you don't know what the pitch of the roof is going to be? How would I calculate that?
Excellent, calculator took care of math which good because I wanted to learn how to mark out the rafter, not solve right triangles. In measuring the overall run , the building measured 6' 3/4". If the building is 6' , then the sheathing would be 3/8" each side to add a total of 3/4 to overall run. The seat measured 4", that was demonstrated as 3 1/2 " plus 1/2" ( I assume 1/2 " sheathing) . If 1/2" was added to each side the overall run should total 6' 1" for outside to outside. Maybe I missed something, but not too concerned since the method along with clear instruction topped my list.
A lot of the stuff is very well explained but a competent roof framer should learn and know how to do this using the ”rise per run ratio” method and also by using “degree of pitch” method, which can also be applied to many other applications in construction.
Hello, do Canada use the metric system. I have worked in Ireland and Australia and use the metric system. Also we always had the Pitch with degrees,ie, 25, 30, 45 degrees on plans and drawings. Use quick square, set to degree and use the Calculator or Roofing ready reckoner by Rick Gloss.
Very good method but my knowledge in geometry overcome this problem when I build my own house with gable and a dormer. If you run the point of intersection in the birds mouth along the length of the rafter and cut it you will notice that the rafter is divided into three pieces. Over all length of the rafter, the length of the diagonal with respect to the rise and run, and the overhang.
Still do it the same way that he showed except your height above plate would not be 4in . It would be a lot less because your using a 2X4 which is only 3 1/2 in wide . If you used a 2X8 for the rafters the height above plate would be even higher .
e.g 2mtr run times 1.414 gives you hip run =2.828,2x(squared)=7.997 +rise(e.g 1.2)2x(squared)=9.437 square root= 3.072 length of hip on measureing line ,the hip should be wider timber therefore keep as the HAP the same as common rafter,hope this helps or on the framing square 17 "s instead of 12
The first half of the ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
Probably the best Ryan's Shed Plans on building a shed is hardly found ever . ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxcLVQopTIucrxiVRQA0khLGQEnDVKCSMG And Ryan's takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.
This is by far the most helpful and easiest explanation on how to layout a rafter on youtube without a doubt. Appreciate the time you took to make this video
And finally here it is, a video that explains how to align the rafter to the ridge. Thank you sir.
I've watched dozens of videos on this subject. This is the best one. You, sir, get my like and my subscription. Thanks.
True. He did it the easiest way thoroughly. That is the best.
Lots of videos on this but most other guys are terrible at explaining. This guy is a great teacher
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yes
he is the best teacher
I agree I'd like to see more from him. Rake walls, hip rafter, etc. 👍👍
He's not explaining how to do it at all. He's explaining how to make a calculator tell you everything. A framer needs to know how to do this.
You make it so simple! Thanks for your help and thanks for the concise instruction. This is the first one on rafters I watched. All others were not worth finishing. No fuss, No muss. Thanks again for the simple and direct presentation. I'll be coming back for more of your videos!
Best instruction on common rafter framing. I tried explaining this to ppl who want build their own shade and they think it is rocket science.
I'm converting a flat carport to a 4/12 pitched roof. Watched this video 1/2 dozen times, then checked my math just as many. Laid out all my cuts in my template piece, and it fit like a glove. Also used the story pole idea. Worked great. Thanks for posting this video. Huge help.
Simply the greatest insteuction on rafter layout i have seen. Educational, and each step is broken down and easy to follow. Thank you for an excellent video
Sir. You are one of the best Carpenters here on youtube channels.
Thanks a lot for your excellent lessons
Wonderful I could watch this guy a million times! Built many sheds and roofs using this method.Thank you!
My dad was a pro and this is how he did it. He never took the time to explain it so well though. THanks!
your dad was a dumbass
Junior Kong troll.....
Is it dad also gay
I watched other videos over and over but only watched this once and it completely make sense. THANK YOU!
Great job on explaining the rafter cutting. You have a great way of explaining - but not overly - and that is appreciated as some videos drag on forever. Thanks for posting.
I have a working prototype rafter template tool that is in patent pending status that I will be sharing some videos around in the coming weeks. This tool will template a rafter on framing material for the ridge beam cut and the wall plate seat cut for any number of widths and dimension lumber. No more guessing, no more needing 3+ tools and a calculator. This tool empowers the DIY'er, weekend warrior and seasoned professional to cut rafters perfectly every time. One great thing I love about this tool is that you don't have to be a professional to build a roof now.
Really well done video. Explained everything perfectly, clearly demonstrated it all, and still remained short and to the point. Excellent professional presentation that anyone could follow.
I literally watched a dozen videos on here and this was the best one by far...
Thank you! I have watched so many videos on this topic. This is the first one that explains the HAP measurement and how it affects the placement of the ridge beam. So many other videos will cut an arbitrary size of birds mouth and do not tell you the implications it has.
There's just no better way to explain how to do it than the way this guy did it i could say that he has been my teacher cause nobody wants to teach this kind of stuff and so easy
Awsome, my construction teacher was teaching us how to do it with a speed square which is a little bit more longer and complicated in my opinion. So i did it this way and the teacher didnt even know about this. He was so amazed the birds mouth cut was much better this way. Thank you
This is the best carpentry video on UA-cam.
Just watched a video that took 36 minutes to explain what you did in 13 minutes . Excellent video thank you
The best rafter video. Excellent use of stair gauges and square to layout a rafter! Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic!!! I cant say how good that was to watch for a novice like myself!!
Thank you for putting this video together. Like others who commented, I went through several videos before finding this one. Best instruction by far that I've found on making rafters and especially on figuring the rafter beam height. After watching, I visited your website. Suspect I will visit it many more times!
BEST explanation of how to correctly calculate the rafters
Really easy to follow. You are good at explaining
Congratulations!!!! Best explanation I've ever seen!, Do you have a video explaining the proceedings on "how to frame a hip roof?
Agree
He did an excellent job at Explaining that. And then he pulled out the worm drive saw and I knew he was very serious about his job.
Excellent video . One of the best I've seen . Sure you could figure it out by hand but why should you . I ordered my calculator today . They only cost a few bucks . I like the story pole idea . Makes things really simple . Now I have enough confidence to go ahead and build my shed next spring . Thanks for posting .
Great job reminded me of my teacher at my Training Center! He taught us the same exact way but you did it better! 👌👍🏻
Boss man said figure up the roof for tomorrow…….. here I am in school without a book. Thank you master carpenter, a great video. New sub.
I have watched a lot of the video about cutting the Rafters and no one mentioned the 4” height above the plate and that was one big important lesson
Thank you
Beautiful explanation of cutting common rafters
Simpliest I've seen for framing square-rafter layout!
excellant teaching,do you have a hip,valley and jack video as well,I have watched several different so called instructers and you are the absoulute best.Thankyou Dan Steele Lake Station Indiana.
Best video wish you could do one hips and valleys I have watched other videos but I only get more confused cause they don’t know how to explain like you sir thanks
Finally!!!! A good rafter cutting video!!
Great video but you really don't need a fancy construction calculator and you don't need to be accurate within 1/16. 1/8 accuracy is more than adequate for rough framing. There's a rafter chart on the side of the body of your framing square. It will tell you rafter length per foot of run for any pitch from 2/12 to 18/12 and with that information you can use a normal calculator and be accurate within 1/8th.
Sam Body hi , sounds nice and easy. Could you explain exactly how to do this please ??
I disagree. I like what he did and said so far as using the construction calculator. I use a book. That chart is confusing and not that accurate.
Yea I have to disagree, no shade ... I prefer the calculator but the precision although we're talking that 1/8. You get enough 1/8 misalignment you'll end up with a lopsided roof I say lol. I like the precision. Just dials it in and keeps everything as snug as possible even though one will not see that 1/8. Hell your saw will cut an 8th directly over your line, that's why I cut mine just above it and hammer out the 8th if it's over lol.
Great video. Now I know how to frame a roof. I don't do rough, but it's good to know. The calculator is the way to adapt to the times.
this teacher is the best
This was a great video. I'm about to rebuild/ relocate a shed and I have to put all new roof beams on it.
Quarters, sixteenths and eighths...thirty seconds? I'm sure it makes perfect sense to someone. How easy would it be to use simple numbers, metric. Fantastic info and well presented.
Thank you for taking the time for this video
Excellent video sir. Much needed explanation.
Great explanation about hap and the ridge post perfect
I have regular calculator, and still i UNDERSTAND everything, thanks a lot sir.
Acctually it works out to be the same method as I added it up ..it was a little confusion because he subtracted 3/4 in from half the center of the building u took 1 1/2 in of the total ..so it's the same I reckon ..excellent video
The best explanation I've seen. Thx a lot!!! It answered every question plus some!!!
Thanks for the easy to understand video , I'm trying to learn some carpentry, also picked-up a construction master 5 calculator.
It'is so interesting the way how you teach I love it, thank you so much
Thank you so very much
Best video on UA-cam
Just subscribed
Nice video i need to get one of those calculator. You sure were on the money with those measurements.
Great vid, only one to explain it for the novice can understand the complexity of roof carpentry, thanks.
nice video... but to those dealing with a 3 1/2" seat cut, I believe he meant to say he puts the mark are 8 1/2", NOT 9 1/2".
I'm sure it was just a quick mistake, but 9 1/2" - 12" only leaves a 2 1/2" seat cut.
What if you are building your shed homemade as a DIYer with no drawn up plan and you don't know what the pitch of the roof is going to be? How would I calculate that?
Nice job. Your video is very well put together!
Excellent, calculator took care of math which good because I wanted to learn how to mark out the rafter, not solve right triangles. In measuring the overall run , the building measured 6' 3/4". If the building is 6' , then the sheathing would be 3/8" each side to add a total of 3/4 to overall run. The seat measured 4", that was demonstrated as 3 1/2 " plus 1/2" ( I assume 1/2 " sheathing) . If 1/2" was added to each side the overall run should total 6' 1" for outside to outside. Maybe I missed something, but not too concerned since the method along with clear instruction topped my list.
Great tutorial. Instructions were easy to understand. Please do more videos.
A lot of the stuff is very well explained but a competent roof framer should learn and know how to do this using the ”rise per run ratio” method and also by using “degree of pitch” method, which can also be applied to many other applications in construction.
U r the greatest. Cool video thanks a lot. Simple steps.
Thank you so much for this very acurate lesson. Cheers!
nice and very helpful, do you have video for valley rafter cutting?
Hello, do Canada use the metric system. I have worked in Ireland and Australia and use the metric system. Also we always had the Pitch with degrees,ie, 25, 30, 45 degrees on plans and drawings. Use quick square, set to degree and use the Calculator or Roofing ready reckoner by Rick Gloss.
What type of roof is most energy efficient?
Great video if your able to afford the TI calculator. Maybe a better ytv would be showing the cuts /calculations with a carpenter square.
I don’t have a calc-a- magator to figure this . Good video
How do u know if you have a four inch soffit cut?
great how would you get that rise measurement of 1' 5 -13/16" without the calculator
Great Job!!! Keep making these great videos.
Quick question, when setting out your ridge beam, do you setting an inch above the top of the rafters to allow for roofer's batten?
What make and model is that calculator? I can't quite read the smaller print on it. Thanks!
An excellent explanation sir
Very good method but my knowledge in geometry overcome this problem when I build my own house with gable and a dormer. If you run the point of intersection in the birds mouth along the length of the rafter and cut it you will notice that the rafter is divided into three pieces. Over all length of the rafter, the length of the diagonal with respect to the rise and run, and the overhang.
How looks like in case that i start measure one by one the common rafters?
Why do you cut the sub fascia this way?
why is 2by6 measured at 5.5????
Great video now I just need to know how to a calculator to put all the formula in there and use it. Make a video please thank you
Great job explaning thank you Sir..
Gracias por subir el video amigo ánimo
thanks for this video. To the laymen it was very informative. I appreciate it.
Also where do I get those items you put on your framing square. ? Thanks in advance.
Home Depot or Amazon store
Does this apply to hip rafters as well?
Please somebody respond
So many videos out there that dont even mention HAP. So important to get the correct pitch
congratulations...but I`d like to see you finishing the other rafter...that is...how you to nail that!
Great video! Thank you!!!
Beautiful !!! number's don't lie
Great video!!
Still do it the same way that he showed except your height above plate would not be 4in . It would be a lot less because your using a 2X4 which is only 3 1/2 in wide . If you used a 2X8 for the rafters the height above plate would be even higher .
I understood everything except how he got the RISE. I don't have one of those fancy calculator.....how do I get the RISE without it?
You chose the rise.....
@16.8
why Come Down 4" for Subfacia - (SOFFIT )
Can you not just Leave the RAFTER to a Sharp POINT ???
How calculate hip rafther and jack
what's happened to the sound. I wanna hear what you are saying. video itself is not enough.
What hapen to the audio?
very nice video 👍👍👍
how cut valley rafters and Jack rafters.
Verry good
good video but can u help me with another video and teach me or teach us how do a hip rafter plis is important
e.g 2mtr run times 1.414 gives you hip run =2.828,2x(squared)=7.997 +rise(e.g 1.2)2x(squared)=9.437 square root= 3.072 length of hip on measureing line ,the hip should be wider timber therefore keep as the HAP the same as common rafter,hope this helps
or on the framing square 17 "s instead of 12
He did a good job but the total width of the building is the span, not run. The run is half of the span.