LittleHouse Roofing Installation

 

LittleHouse Roofing Installation

by admin on Aug.19, 2007, under Roofing

Collar Ties
17 Aug, 2007.
After cutting the underlayment away from the ridge vent, to allow air flow once the ridge cap is installed, it started raining, and continued most of the day while we were working on the roofing project. We decided to come in and install the collar ties. There are two sets of them, as you can see.

They are made of 2 2×6’s cradling the existing rafters. There are only two sets, as the lofts serve the same purposes on the ends (namely, to tie the two load-bearing walls together to keep the roofing from spreading. We plan on filling the gap with a 2×2, and using the remaining slot in the top to run electric to our lights and fan that will be hanging from these.

 
Collar Ties

17 Aug 2007.

As you can see, the collar ties are attached to the rafters with two bolts on each side.

We had planned on putting these down at the top of the wall, which would span 14′. However, we had to use our 14′ lumber somewhere earlier in the project, and only had 12′ left.

They are less than 1/3 the way up, and all advise we’ve read says that is fine.

An added bonus is the increased sense of space.

 
Collar Ties Closeup

First Panel
18 Aug 2007.
It was getting rather late on Friday when we completed the first panel and gable trim. This was taken the next morning.

We had installed the eave trim along the long side of the back of the house. This went on without problems. The eave trim goes under the underlayment, so we did have to pry up some of the nails to get the trim underneath.

Next, we ran a string along the eave, and another up the gable to the ridge.

We marked 4′ out on the long string, and 3′ up on the short string. Then we adjusted the top of the short string to and from the gable end until we measured 5′ diagonally between the marks. This established a square edge on the gable end. We lined the first panel edge up against that string, about 1/2″ in from the gable end.

 
First Panel

First Gable
18 Aug 2007.
The gable trim comes in 10′ lengths only, so we had to splice a short piece to the end in order to reach the bottom of the roof.

 
First Gable

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