Roof Dormer On Ridge

Dormers added in combination such as pairs fig.

Roof dormer on ridge.

This type of roof is commonly seen on colonial style homes but is an increasingly popular design for modern buildings. If the ceilings were vaulted they had intakes but no exhaust and faulty ventilation. The small cantilever between the support and the ridge was acceptable and it would keep the supports out of our way as we worked on the ridge and in the attic. Hang the valley jack rafters nailing them every 24 inches 0 61 m on center.

Of the gable end the 3 ft. 12 should not exceed the 15 ft. The top of the roof dormer is shingled across the ridge line. Rule in total length.

Shingle a dormer shed roof like a main roof with a starter strip over metal edge flashing at the outside of the roof. Make sure you cut the length of the 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16 cm equally to the ridge board s proper height. A structural ridge beam is a horizontal beam placed at the peak or ridge of a roof and is designed to carry much of the live and dead loads or weight of the roof structure by itself. Gable roof with dormer window.

Front gable roofs have the roof ridge in line with the building s entrance. Add a first course of regular shingles over the starter strip with the. Start at the outward edge and lay a shingle across the ridge and nail with roofing nails. Instead a shed dormer may join at the roof ridge in which case roofers can install the ridge as normal.

For smaller buildings where the 15 ft. Buy a mesh reinforced plastic tarp large enough to cover the entire dormer area photo 5. A shed dormer does not have valleys where it meets the roof. Structural ridge supported by posting down to window header at the outside wall so no rafter ties ceiling joists.

Rule would allow the dormer to extend within 3 ft. Roll the tarp back and it will be ready to pull over the roof dormer at night or in the event of a surprise rainstorm. Or the shed dormer may meet the roof face before the ridge. Continue shingling in this manner by overlapping the next shingle until you reach the valley.

Use a 2 by 4 5 08 by 10 16 cm to temporarily support the 2 by 8 5 08 by 20 32 cm ridge board. If the dormers had flat ceilings they were probably vented into the attic. Stretch one edge of the tarp so it laps over the roof ridge and secure it with 2x4s screwed into the roof sheathing. Inside the house we installed vertical 2x10 supports set back about 18 inches from the ridge at every other rafter on the side of the roof opposite the future dormer.

The gable roof with dormer is extremely popular and again you can mix and match roof styles.