Raising Garage Roof Height Cutting Studs And Sheathing

If you need to lift the walls again the gap will stay covered.

Raising garage roof height cutting studs and sheathing.

If you believe raising the roof is your best option here is how i would do it. 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. Temporary spacers are set under the sheet to raise it off the floor a bit. The crew member cutting the studs then simply butts the stop to the end of the stock draws a line and cuts the board to length.

When sheathing garage walls especially on a concrete floor use a temporary spacer such as strips of plywood to raise them off the floor about 3 8 1 2 while fastening them to the wall or measuring for cutouts. Before applying the finish siding install metal flashing over the sheathing and let the flashing run 3 in. Then you can attach cripples that extend down to the bottom plate to these short upper studs. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage.

When you re done with the roof frame cut 1 2 in. You can do this to every other stud without much fear of problems. I would cut the studs about 12 from the top plate. So companies like norbord started creating tallwall windstorm panels to help alleviate this.

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. Studs for the house walls come pre cut from the lumber supplier. How doesn t matter a chain saw would work. Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties.

Sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters. Lifting jig extending studs. But for areas such as the garage studs have to be custom cut. The reason for this is that we will be placing 1 2 thick plywood or oriented strand board osb structural sheathing all the way around the perimeter.

Stud spaces with a 8 long 2 x 4 we will fall short of meeting the center of the seventh stud by 3 4. The death of the 8 sheet one of the biggest items when sheathing a wall vertically is that the sheathing has to be continuous 602 10 4 5 which meant that an 8 sheet wouldn t cut it in many places so longer ones were required. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs. To cut sheathing around openings press the sheet into position over the opening while another person marks the opening onto the back of the sheet from the inside of the garage.

Finally fill in the outside of the wall with tapered pieces of sheathing and siding.