Raking Cutting Roof Sheeting

How to install roof sheathing.

Raking cutting roof sheeting.

Terms are used to break down the various areas of a roof and a rake is one of many roof sections. The roof s sheathing helps to keep the roof trusses or rafters properly spaced. From that corner i cut a right triangle at the roof pitch doubling the rise and run dimensions so the jig could be used for cutting full size rafters. This video is unavailable.

It is a term that describes the sloped sides of a gable end. After cutting the angle i attached strips of 1x2 along the hypotenuse on both sides. Roofing terminology may be difficult to understand unless you are a builder or roofer. A dictionary of construction surveying and civil engineering author s.

The rake is not exactly on the roof.