The ridge board must be set as perfectly as possible so take your time and use careful measurements.
Ridge board roof construction.
The engineering principles of the ridge board are a bit more complicated.
Brace these supports in the centerline of the building.
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.
The ridge board and rafters are the strength of the roof.
This type of framing is a specially designed rafter layout and requires precise and experienced erection.
The rafters terminate against the ridge board unless the framing is designed to bear rafter against rafter with no ridge board.
Position a ridge board down in the saddles of the supports.
Remove the spacers in both end wall trusses and put the ridge board in between the 2 gable ends.
Definition of ridge board in construction the top board at the peak of a roof.
Line it up with the top of the truss and nail in place.
Its only job is to provide a connection point for the roof joists on each side of the roof.
Create a saddle at the top with the braces the height of the building walls plus rise less the width of the ridge board.