How To Frame A Dormer Roof

Lay out the dormer on the attic floor before opening the roof.

How to frame a dormer roof.

The construction of the dormer involved three st. Use your best judgement of. Dormers look great from the outside too adding variety to a plain front and improving your home s curb appeal not to mention the resale value. Recently completed in march 2016 this project wasn t quite as straight froward as it may look in the video.

Cut and install the rafters. If you have decided to build a shed dormer on your house to allow for extra light or extra headspace shed dormers are easier to build than gable dormers. How do you build a dormer on an existing roof. Whether you re expanding a cramped attic into a bedroom office or playroom if you have any carpentry experience you can accomplish this home renovation goal yourself.

Framing a dormer refers to the first and most important step in constructing an upper level addition to your home. We ll show you the major steps to follow when building a dormer including how to cut and reframe your existing roof assemble the dormer walls and frame your new roof. Is framing a gable dormer for me. 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.

Step 10 sheath in the new walls and the roof with 5 8 inch plywood. 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. A gabled dormer on the other hand is not flat but gabled which refers to two sides coming together to form a peak. Work out dormer details on paper.

Plumb and square the front wall. How to frame a gabled dormer. The methods taught in these video s are just a few of many ways to do construction. Shed dormers have a flat pitched roof set at a complementary angle to the existing roofline.