Ladder Frame Roof Overhang

2x6 ladders with one dropped gable truss and one dropped truss are applicable for overhangs up to 3 ft.

Ladder frame roof overhang.

With a flat shed roof the roof simply extends past the wall plate to provide an overhang. Gable end overhangs with outlookers. With this technique lookout blocks are used to connect the barge or fly rafter back to the gable framing. In addition to the framing design the connection of the roof decking at this.

Because this style of a shed has a flat roof it can facilitate a wider overhang which is ideal for storage. 2x4 ladders with one dropped gable truss are applicable for overhangs up to 2 ft. Except for tack on ladders have the ladder framing extend into the roof a distance at least equal to the overhang. This will be most effectiv e if the lag screws are installed towards the bottom of the gable truss top chord or rafter and the soffit is cov ered with wood sheathing that is fastened well to the ov erhang framing.

The other method commonly used to support the sheathing and the barge rafter is the ladder method. The ladder detail is frequently used when the builder continues the same truss size or rafter size all the way through the gable end. Through the wall sheathing and 1 1 2 inches into the inside framing member of the ladder framing. In this system the outer framing under the overhanging roof deck sheathing.