Raising Garage Roof Height Cutting Studs And Sheathing

Stud spaces with a 8 long 2 x 4 we will fall short of meeting the center of the seventh stud by 3 4.

Raising garage roof height cutting studs and sheathing.

Then you can attach cripples that extend down to the bottom plate to these short upper studs. If you believe raising the roof is your best option here is how i would do it. Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties. When you re done with the roof frame cut 1 2 in.

The reason for this is that we will be placing 1 2 thick plywood or oriented strand board osb structural sheathing all the way around the perimeter. How doesn t matter a chain saw would work. Studs for the house walls come pre cut from the lumber supplier. So we will cut the 9 2 x 4s to a length of 8 0 3 4 for both the sole and top.

To cut sheathing around openings press the sheet into position over the opening while another person marks the opening onto the back of the sheet from the inside of the garage. But for areas such as the garage studs have to be custom cut. Below the top of the foundation wall. The crew member cutting the studs then simply butts the stop to the end of the stock draws a line and cuts the board to length.

Lifting jig extending studs. Finally fill in the outside of the wall with tapered pieces of sheathing and siding. As one person pushes the stud into line another can drive the nail home thereby holding the crooked stud in its proper position. Temporary spacers are set under the sheet to raise it off the floor a bit.

With the dormer roof raised and supported we cut away the part of the original roof that was still in place leaving the exposed ends of the floor joists. If you need to lift the walls again the gap will stay covered. To correct a slight dip in the floor we established a benchmark height with a laser level and nailed 2x6 squash blocks to the sides of the existing floor joists. I would cut the studs about 12 from the top plate.

The death of the 8 sheet one of the biggest items when sheathing a wall vertically is that the sheathing has to be continuous 602 10 4 5 which meant that an 8 sheet wouldn t cut it in many places so longer ones were required. When sheathing garage walls especially on a concrete floor use a temporary spacer such as strips of plywood to raise them off the floor about 3 8 1 2 while fastening them to the wall or measuring for cutouts. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage. Before applying the finish siding install metal flashing over the sheathing and let the flashing run 3 in.

Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs.