Roof Ridge Plate

Ridge or hip support plates.

Roof ridge plate.

Ondura 12 5 in x 39 5 in cellulose fiber asphalt roof panel ridge caps. Use with high floating or low floating systems over solid substrates part ssr system gauge girth length finish p 140 bl amp. In traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam. Dl 14 23 3 8 10 0 red oxide.

Ridge or hip support plates hip support plate note. A ridge valley plate acts as a cap or cover where two sheets converge on top of a roof line. The top end of each rafter is cut at an angle so that it meets flush with one broadside of the ridge board and the ridge is sandwiched between the rafters. Metal sales universal ridge 14 in x 122 in steel roof panel ridge caps.

Why pour stops matter. The ridge board must be set as perfectly as possible so take your time and use careful measurements. Ridge boards and beams. Connect the rafters to the ridge plate using joist hangers or a lag screw on the top and by toenailing with 16d nails on each side.

Ridge valley plates act as a smooth transition over two separate roof surfaces that protects the edges of the two meeting metal deck sheets. Gabled roof framing relies on rafters that are attached to both sides of a ridge plate at the top of the gable and resting on beams at the bottom figure 31 7.