Roof Ridge Board Joint

My crew and i call this technique penciling the ridges after the big pencil shaped piece of wood that results when the cuts are made.

Roof ridge board joint.

For pricing and availability. The ridge board runs the length of the building and provides support for the tops of the rafters helping the whole roof structure work together as a system. The rafters bear most of the weight of the roof. The ridge board and rafters are the strength of the roof.

To begin the cuts overlap the ridge material with the crowns pointing in the same direction. Ridge board the engineering principles of the ridge board are a bit more complicated. The ridge board holds them in place. Because the ridge board is a smaller member typically only an inch thick sometimes even less it is not a structural member and doesn t carry the gravity load.

This video shows how to make roof rafters with a rafter square and or a speed squ. To extend the material to the correct length i splice ridge boards with a v shaped joint as shown in the drawing. Ondura 5259 4 in x 39 5 in cellulose fiber asphalt roof panel ridge caps. Metal sales universal ridge 14 in x 126 in steel roof panel ridge caps.