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ROOF STARTER
OVERLAPPING.
TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE
WOOD SCREW
WITHOUT THE STARTERS
#8 X 1-1/2"
1 X 4 X 30-1/2"
DETAIL A
PLACE AS CLOSE
ROOF SUPPORTS
STEP 55: UPPER LEVEL ROOF
1: PLACE THE 1 X 4 X 30-1/2" GROOVE-ONLY ROOF STARTER BOARDS AT THE PEAK OF THE ROOF. THE HOLES IN THE
ROOF STARTERS SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY CENTERED (SEE BELOW) ON THE ROOF SUPPORTS, AND THE FLAT
ENDS OF THE ROOF STARTERS SHOULD BE PLACED AS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE BOARDS
OVERLAPPING.
2: FASTEN THE ROOF STARTER BOARDS TO THE ROOF SUPPORTS WITH #8 X 1-1/2" WOOD SCREWS.
MEASURE DIM A ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF SUPPORTS NEAR THE CORNER POSTS. WHEN ATTACHING THE
ROOF STARTERS DIM B AT THE ROOF PEAK SHOULD MATCH DIM A. THIS WILL MAKE THE ROOF SUPPORTS PARALLEL
TO EACH OTHER. DUE TO WOOD MILLING VARIATIONS YOUR HOLES IN THE ROOF STARTERS WILL EITHER BE
CENTERED ON THE ROOF SUPPORTS OR THEY WILL BE OFFSET TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE ROOF SUPPORTS
SLIGHTLY. SUBTRACT DIM A FROM 30-1/2" AND THEN DIVIDE THIS NUMBER BY 2. THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE
OVERHANG FOR EACH SIDE. USE THE OVERHANG NUMBER ON EACH SIDE TO KEEP YOUR ROOF SUPPORTS
PARALLEL.
A
SUPPORT ATTACHED TO
ROOF SUPPORT
TOP OF ROOF
SUPPORT AT THE PEAK
ROOF SUPPORT
THE CORNER POST.
OF THE ROOF.
ROOF STARTER
BOTTOM OF ROOF
EXAMPLE: 30-1/2" MINUS 23-5/8"
EQUALS 6-7/8". 6-7/8" DIVIDED BY
2 EQUALS 3-7/16" OVERHANG
PER SIDE.
DIM B
" EXAMPLE DIMENSION
DIM A
OVERHANG OVERHANG
5
8
23
30
1
2
" ROOF STARTER LENGTH
104