Roof Ridge Board Joint

To extend the material to the correct length i splice ridge boards with a v shaped joint as shown in the drawing.

Roof ridge board joint.

Ridge board the engineering principles of the ridge board are a bit more complicated. The ridge board runs the length of the building and provides support for the tops of the rafters helping the whole roof structure work together as a system. The ridge board and rafters are the strength of the roof. To begin the cuts overlap the ridge material with the crowns pointing in the same direction.

For pricing and availability. The ridge board must be set as perfectly as possible so take your time and use careful measurements. My crew and i call this technique penciling the ridges after the big pencil shaped piece of wood that results when the cuts are made. This video shows how to make roof rafters with a rafter square and or a speed squ.

A ridge board or beam runs through the tops of rafters or trusses from end to end along a gable roof tying those framing members together. The ridge board holds them in place. Metal sales universal ridge 14 in x 126 in steel roof panel ridge caps. The rafters bear most of the weight of the roof.