With the dormer roof raised and supported we cut away the part of the original roof that was still in place leaving the exposed ends of the floor joists.
Framing a dormer in truss roof.
But 99 of the time a roof truss is going to give you so much more.
If you re a little unsure of your rough framing or roofing skills hire a carpenter to help with this phase of the roof dormer project.
Building a roof dormer is an ambitious and challenging project.
Builders facing the job of framing a gable dormer generally use one of two options.
The gable dormers we built are 6 ft.
You should have a few remodeling projects under your belt before tackling a task this big and complex.
The pros of using roof trusses drastically outweigh the pros of stick framing.
To correct a slight dip in the floor we established a benchmark height with a laser level and nailed 2x6 squash blocks to the sides of the existing floor joists.
Sure there may be an instance where stick framing is your only option and that is understandable.