Flat Roof Garage Framing

This is a completion video of a flat roof framing.

Flat roof garage framing.

Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof. Flat roofs are always built at a slight incline at least 1 8 inch per foot. A 13 pieces of 2 4 lumber 144 long bottom rafters. We couldn t include how to roof it install vinyl or cement board siding and windows etc but you can follow the above links or search for those topics in the search window above and find all the information you need.

You can do this with a foam layer that exactly fits your roof. This is a completion video of a flat roof framing. Our garage plans are to designed to irc building code conventional framing details. A flat roof garage built with joists span the gap between two walls.

I joist wood beams shaped like the capital letter i add strength to the garage and roof top. Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. Our plans can be built in most us locations. Think of a flattened hip roof.

It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped. C 30 pieces of 2 4 lumber 97 1 4 14 pieces 6 1 2 rafters d 14 pieces of 3 4 tongue and groove plywood sheets 4 8 decking. B 2 pieces of 2 4 lumber 36 1 4 1 piece of 2 6 lumber 260 top ridge. In order to build a garage roof you need to use the following.

All behm design garage plans include foundation plans and details using industry standard materials and assemblies. A flat garage roof is far easier to build than one with a pitch. Some roofs actually slope in several directions ensuring optimal water runoff. Yet for historic modern style buildings like this old house s cambridge tv project flat roofs are at the core of the architecture meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape.

Many of the plans use manufactured roof trusses and others use conventional rafter and joist framing. We concentrated on garage door framing which is the most distinctive part of the project. A flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12. If you build a flat roof try to have it slope in multiple directions to drains or gutters.

Taking into consideration that you will be working at some height it is advisable to use at least two ladders and to have a helper as lifting the timber into place will take two sets of arms.