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43.
Attach end of a 68 1/4” long Soffit Board flush to ends of
outside rafters with 2 - 1 1/4” screws per rafter end. Drill pilot hole in
Soffit ends to prevent splitting. Complete both outside rafter / Soffit
connections first. Measure and position interior Rafters as illustrated
above. When positioned correctly, attach Soffits to remaining rafters
with 2 -1 1/4” screws /rafter.
Flip completed rafter section over. Complete 2nd Rafter section now
as per
Steps 41 - 43
with the following exception.
When attaching Ridge Board to Rafter ends, make sure Metal
Ridge Board Connector is positioned so offset to first Rafter
Section. See Step 50 for illustration.
42.
Attach completed Ridge Board to ends of both
outside rafters with 2 - 2” screws per end. Measure and position
interior Rafters as illustrated below. When positioned correctly,
attach Ridge Board to remaining rafters with 2 -2” screws /rafter
end.
41.
Locate 9
Rafters
, 2
Soffits
and completed
Ridge Board. Lay out on level ground as shown
to the right. Double up Rafters as illustrated.
Screw doubled up Rafters together with
3 - 2 1/2” screws per piece.
Note
, completed rafter section will be flipped
over in
Step 44.
Ridge Board
Soffits
Double up
Rafters
Rafter
Sof
fit
68.25”
45.5”
20.5”
20.5”
20.5”
45.5”
45.5”
136.5”
Connector
Plate to
inside
2 1/2” Screws
into Doubled
up Rafters
2 1/2” Screws
into Doubled
up Rafters
Flip Rafter
Sections over
when complete
Important:
Pilot Hole
Ridge Board
to prevent
splitting!
Important:
Pilot Hole Soffit to
prevent splitting!
