Raking Cutting Roof Sheeting

Roof sheathing is a lot more than just flat panels onto which shingles are attached.

Raking cutting roof sheeting.

Terms are used to break down the various areas of a roof and a rake is one of many roof sections. After cutting the angle i attached strips of 1x2 along the hypotenuse on both sides. From that corner i cut a right triangle at the roof pitch doubling the rise and run dimensions so the jig could be used for cutting full size rafters. The roof s sheathing helps to keep the roof trusses or rafters properly spaced.

Christopher gorse david johnston martin pritchard. A dictionary of construction surveying and civil engineering author s. It is a term that describes the sloped sides of a gable end. Roofing terminology may be difficult to understand unless you are a builder or roofer.

For this 6 in 12 pitch roof i made one leg 12 inches and the other 24 inches.