Framing Over Flat Roof

It is not ideal for snow or heavy rain but modern materials and proper drainage have helped.

Framing over flat roof.

Sheathing goes down quickly on a roof that isn t sloped and thus provides some. To prevent water from pooling and eventually invading the home flat roofs are always built on a slight. This is a completion video of a flat roof framing. Frame the roof one important and perhaps not so obvious fact is that a flat roof is not actually flat.

The 8 step process for diy installation step 1. On top of. Typically four by four posts define the. Flat roof framing a flat roof has a slope of 1 8 per foot to 2 12.

Add the plywood once you ve added the framing it s time to add a layer of 5 8 inch plywood sheathing.