How To Make A Curved Roof Rafter

Use the 60 grit to make sure the curve dimensions are exactly what you want.

How to make a curved roof rafter.

Fink trusses were originally invented for the purpose of beefing up bridges but many contractors now use them to increase the strength of interior structures. The final layer could be 2x 1 4 or kerfed 1. Curved kerto lvl forms the oval opening for the track and field area. There are 6 slightly larger curved braces that stiffen the structure side to side and add support to the rafters.

You saw the curved rafters in a back issue of fhb. Build a fink truss to bolster a floor roof or deck. Once you ve marked the lines use your pencil to draw the diagonal length on the rafter. Next set the framing square on top of the rafter beam and use a pencil to trace the outside edge of the framing square s tongue.

The ridge end of the rafter and often the eve end will need to be cut to the angle of the roof slope. If not the 60 grit will remove wood more quickly than the 150 will to bring out the desired curves. Pitch you want then cutting arcs in 5 8 ply making templates for your transition depending on how much curve you want. The use of kerto lvl enabled greater architectural liberty allowing wide spans and optimising the wooden structure itself.

Along the sides of the pergola are 8 curved corner braces. Fourteen curved rafters are attached to a 6 6 beam and a 2 by 9 1 2 ridge beam. If my memory is correct it was the cover shot and entailed scabbing a new tail to the standard straight rafter at the min. In a fink truss the internal joists are arranged in a w shape ensuring even weight distribution from one end to the other.

Curved rafter 9 enough clearance for roof sheets to drain into the house gutter fix bracket as close as possible to the base of the gutter rafter strengthening bracket outback roof sheet 150 attachment beam 8 10 beam capping clearspan only beam channel clearspan only 150 attachment beam spacer nut rafter strengthening bracket. To cut roof rafters start by fixing the stair gauges on your framing square to the dimensions of your pitch.