How To | Add a Dormer To a Roof
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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In this video I brought on a buddy to help us build a dormer. Although I probably could've done this with just me and my guys...I know that it would have taken much longer because none of us are actually true carpenters and Matt definitely is. Needed to knock it out quickly and we definitely did that with his help and expertise. He was kind enough to let me film and teach us all a few things along the way so I hope you guys enjoy and AS ALWAYS.
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Good Bless you guys. Thank you for posting this. This is just what I need to take on building two gable dormers on the front of our house. I built two large shed dormers on the back bedroom one on each side, but gables are in a league of their own. This gave me the confidence to tackle this in the spring. Thanks again. I belive i have watched all your you tube videos. Love the roofing videos.
Thank you! If I can’t work right now, at least I can watch you work. It’s the next best thing. Take care and stay healthy.
Happy to do it for you bud
Rafters always mess me up, because I don't do them often enough for it to be second nature. I always have to try a few times before I get it right (and ruin a few boards). I've looked up many videos explaining it, but none have explained it as well as this one for me. Most videos just tell you what to do, not why you do it. Matt explained each step and why. Awesome video.
I thought so too thank you!
Matt got skills!! That’s a talent for sure👍🏻 now slap some gravy on that bad boy and get it done🤑
yes sir she's all finished up! gonna be starting the windows, siding, soffit, fascia and gutters here in about 2 weeks
"slap some gravy on that bad boy" Wha? What does that even mean?
I like you take the time to tell the boys they did good!
Real nice quick quality work!
Always give em credit
@@NWIVeteranConstruction you got to give credit where it's due since you didn't do any of the work.
Owning a company is far more work than is ever seen on the surface. And he is on the roof and engaged with everyone on his crew not hanging out in his pickup that he has ever right to do.
What an awesome job I have learned so much from you watching this channel. Thank you !
You are very welcome
So cool that you guys take the time to show us what is going on in the world frame it always nice to see thank you for your efforts
No problem I'm glad you enjoyed!
It looks really bad ass keep up the amazing work I’m really glad you put a Lotta detail in your work not a lot of companies or honest people do that anymore so keep up the good work
That job came out mint man, like always 👍🏻👍🏻
Matt’s the man! Plus he’s wearing a badass shirt!
That's cuz he's the only one that knows how to😂I thought zak didn't sub out work?😂
Another awesome video man. Old buddy knows his shit. He's good at explaining it. ✌
I thought he did really good too he's going to appreciate that!
Love your stories with Brantley
Dude that looks amazing.. these kinds of angles keep me up at night!! :)
Thanks bud
Dormer looks really good. No doubt about that. Good work!
Love that you're always teaching.
That's what the goal is. Share up everything I know
Great job guys! It came out real nice. Matt is a great carpenter.
Thank you!
Really good job guys
thanks man I appreciate that!
This is the best video I have seen 👌
Nice work yall! Shut out from a Marine Corps vets in Massachusetts.
Thanks for all the detailed examination of the measurement and calculation process.
Planning to build dormers on my own house in the next year or so. I'm perfectly comfortable doing the work, but some of these tricks yall know from experience make the work so much easier.
You guys did a great job on the dormer, top notch work.. I would recommend your work as excellent. I just had a new roof installed a few months ago, but I live out West, too far from you. Thumbs up for sure.
thank you sir I appreciate that one!
Excellent explanations.👍
At 35:00 should have sandwiched the plywood between the two-by's. Fun watching you guys.
Great job it looks perfect
Thanks man it wasn't just all me though my crew did most of siding n such without me. I got them pretty sharp now
1:10:38 Lots of opportunity for wind driven rain to to cause a leak there if not done correctly.
"keep the sub facia 3/4 inch off the decking for the shingles to slide in"
I had to do that on my own roof recently, where the "fly rafter" of the main gable meets a smaller gable of an addition. I cut the fly rafter short, so that shingles for the lower gable could be put under the end of it.
You do good work my friend !
Thank you kindly
Nice explanation, easy to follow.
damn. I thought I might've butchered it up because I wasn't prepared to make the video lol i'm glad you were able to follow
It did help that my father was a builder so shared a few industry secrets, terminology over the years.
Excelente trabajo no entiendo lo que dices pero si entiendo el trabajo mil gracias..
Nice, I want to add this on my roof. Cheers from Connecticut.
IF you enjoyed this video and especially Matt taking the time to share his expertise with you guys please hit that like button for the RUclips algorithm! it really helps with the videos and makes it much easier to continue bringing you guys better and better content! thanks everybody and I appreciate you all for watching.
Nice to hear from you again, I was wondering what happened to you lol, you haven't posted in a while
yea I go through phases. I've got so much content filmed, but i'm also working every single night til 930 at my flip house on top of everything else I do lol it's tough to get these videos together. i'm going to work on the consistency.
hope you all enjoy the quarantine content
Nice video fellas
This is the s$&t I’m talking about. Thanks dawg for showing us this. Hell yea. Yo ur videos get me into trouble sometime. I make the guys who got 10 plus years look silly on the site. All because I watch ur videos and learn and use what u teach thanks man. Ur a great teacher man.
Haaaaha that's awesome man! I was blessed to have learned from some really good guys its because of them I'm able to share these videos
ya well there step flashing is fucked so dont learn to much from theese clowns
Most important words for these types of builds are "planing in" and "tapering"
Very very nice
Nice job
훌륭한 마감 작업, 특히 도머 양 쪽에 빗 물 받이와 유도 파이프는 마스터피스.
Thank you!
Great job guys 💪
Thank you sir
I thought I was pretty knowledgeable with my experience with roofing and renovations but cutting trusses and stair stringers still confuses me every single time. Thanks for the awesome video!
Matts legit. Dont forget the rafter brackets
Matt's the bomb
I'm an inside wireman apprentice and I wish I got to work with journeyman who would teach like this. I usually get sent to clean or sit at home. Since no one wanted to teach me I started looking for ways of learning outside of work.
I enjoyed learning something new. Thank you.
No problem! If it helps any I barely had any teachings either. I got questions answered only if I couldn't figure it out n that's it. Always look outside of your circle regardless of how good they are or aren't teaching
U remind me of my dad. An he’s way older. But how u talk an think is same exact way he does.
how much does it cost to add a dormer to a roof like the one you did in the video?
Lots
@@paulrobinson5833 it’s all relative. Depends on the labor required and how old your roof is/whether or not your house’s foundation and structure can support the extra weight. Also the value it adds to a home usually exceeds the cost
I'm a little bummed he didn't break out the framing square a bit more. Would have been great for stepping off for those little rafters and marking out his level cut on the ridge. Its also great for figuring out the number for a pattern on hip/valley roof plywood.
really? never heard of that! we usually cut the first one precise and then use a piece as a tracer pattern. unless its small like this we just use numbers. that's pretty cool though
Shit came out sweet bro. I bet the customer loved it.
Yea she really did. Did you see your robot walk? Lol
@@NWIVeteranConstruction yea I thought it was gonna be funnier tho
@@treal3011 lol sorry it was just random
I hope to plan a gable dormer in a new house build --- It will be for an upstairs bathroom -- I want the width of the bathroom to be 10 feet wide -- I am not sure how it will look with the rest of the house -- Just curious at how wide this dormer was?
Golden like a shower 😂 good work as always.
Nice size job man good shit! Grind on!
yes sir it's my biggest on a home outside of commercial and a basement remodel.
Dude you were able to build this while filming? And editing the whole video!! Thats incredible! Well done!!
Yessir. I definitely built some walls and other parts but Matt built the rest of it. Made my job easy
Matt I am a Cabinet maker (finish carpenter)but enjoy following other trades that are complex.
I followed ur math using my const pro calculator & the diff is it recognizes feet/inches and does not fall to accumulative error (watch Gary Katz channel on accumulative error building stairs) anyway I can up with a 3/4 difference?
Now I am probably wrong because I am way outta my league here.
Anyway u can chk that & tell me where I went wrong?
Thanks buddy great show & you are a Pro all the way!
Every crew needs a Brad
that is very true lol we missed him while he was gone
Usually when doing rafters with a ridge just get them all the same size put them all up and cut them off at the end instead of calculating all that all that explaining would have been done but nice explanation for the people who are just starting out and very educational. Nice to see how construction varies from state to state .Great video as always though 👌
A1 work
Should’ve put sleepers at the valleys
I love watching craftsmen doing really great work. Thankyou for inspiring me! Question, what is the pitch of the low slope part of the roof. I assume you covered the whole thing in ice/water shield and ran it up to the steeper part?
Looks great! Thank you for going into so much detail. Wish I had this video a couple years ago when we were putting dormers on.
How much extra did you charge for the dormer? I have a client who wants a bid for a re roof and to add a dormer
I love those big black screws I used to hell out of them all the house I built
At first glance I thought that said crews...lmao but yea those lags are nice
Hey bro, love your channel... just found it... Can you please do a cricket build to include flashing and shingling please? i've never done one but going to try it soon.. a lot of other channels don't explain things as well as you do... thanks... GO NAVY!!!
I was born in the gutta!
How do you know if their is framing under the top of the dormer ridge ? ( when nailing down the ridge board)
Finally my boy!!!
yes sir got a good one here!
Did you ever go back to open the inside to make it fully functional?
Looks good. Really enjoy your videos. Just a curiosity question, why didn't you guys place a plate under the rafters where it tied into existing roof?
I asked matt the same thing! he said it was so small he was just gonna snap a line and it would be fine. also we were on one by's as sheething so it was a little thicker
Ok. Makes sense. Save time and material = productivity=
money! Money is good
I know this is an old video.... just curious if there's a reason not to put a single nail in the top end of those rafters into the ridge in addition to the toenails on either side? Avoiding splitting the rafter maybe?
Great job. How much does a job like this cost ?? Thanks
10:35 what is the hazard if the sheathing protrudes past the fascia?
Thanks!
That's good shit
Awesome job! Just curious, is it important to add gutters to a dormer? Or is this just preference?
Mm. I was wondering the same. The conclusion I found was that you should, because I've had houses with the gutters off it for awhile and if your have aluminum fascia it gets these dirty drip stains on it
The rain falling from roof to roof in the same spot all the time will wear the shingles in those spots faster than the rest of the roof and eventually it could become very noticeable. The downspout elbows placed just above the lower roof absorbs that force.
Bud I ought to pick up a 2x4 if I needed u for some carpentry your about as good as a box of rocks....shingle on
You're are a box a rocks lol
How much did you charge per sqft, also was requested to add a dormer, thanks! Like an hour away from you. I guessed it was around 100-150 a sqft
Honestly I'm not sure. I ordered material, asked my framer buddy what he wanted to run the job, and tacked some profit on there lol
Did you open the roof yet to this dormer? Is there another Video?
That's a whole other job, restructuring.
58:10 Look at these hacks nailing straight into sheathing.
Those dormer rafters need to be attached to bottom plates.
quote-unquote " golden...like a shower "
Matt finds anything to cut wood off of . Even the dumpster. Next off someone’s shoulder
How much does something like this cost approximately?
I'm wondering what is the reason why your Ridge needs to be longer than your Plum cut I mean I've seen him be flushed and never thought it created any problems I don't know I just
So do I have this idea straight? It's possible to put in a Dormer for Attic Space I have and have a non-functional Dormer over one of the bedrooms for symmetry until I decide to make the non-functional, functional?
i Came back and made this functional later, yes
Very nice...and nice to see you show your mistakes aswell if only other people would own up to theirs there wouldn't be any dodgy jobs out there again nice job ..start right Finnish right.
Thanks we do honest work. Not afraid to say we screwed up coz we know what we're doing and happy to share simple mistakes
Why do framers choose a work drive saw over a typical circular saw? What are the advantages?
I've been wanting to add at least two dormers to my home because when I'm upstairs can't see anything out front of the house. Always have to run downstairs. Can you give me a ballpark figure on what one dormer would cost if no problems found for adding one? Your crew is doing a great job. Are you located in Massachusetts by the way?
Indiana, and it depends if you want it functioning. Lumber prices have come up significantly since I built this and I'm not a framing company so God only knows lol wouldn't be surprised if just the framing of it is 5 grand these days or maybe more, let alone the cost of drywall and paint when you open it up
@@NWIVeteranConstruction Thanks for the reply.
I’m looking install dormer window.
im not looking for decoration... i need more room and light in my room. why would ne1 build this?
i guess it could divert snow and rain from over a door..
Good job flashing in the dormer. I'm looking for your video on flashing a roof wall junction . I dont believe this joint can be waterproof unless the siding, or stucco is removed. I say no way to reuse step shingles. I think ice and water needs to go up the wall everytime. Any roofing job with rip off shingles and not taking off siding is a failure in progress. Prove me wrong. I think this should be illegal for roofers to do to customers. Loved your window j channel video. Your mind thinks how to shorten the job. I'm similar
Code says All rusted, deteriorated flashing must be replaced. Always replace all flashing. With stucco, it’s impossible to properly flash under existing. Only way is to remove and have stucco guy come back in behind roof install. Most ppl don’t want to spend the time or money to do it right though
Nice do you need a permit to add a Dormer to the roof please let me know thanks
I noticed that the valley s on the new Dormer are cut valleys instead of weaved why is that 🤔
Great video! Quick question. When you shingled the dormer did you run the main roof shingles onto the dormer and then cut the dormer shingles in the valley or vise versa? Just curious because I’m gonna tackle my roof this summer and I have a similar dormer.
I have a video on valleys that will help you! Look it up. But the answer is yes. Most time the main body will be the under side and the dormer will go over. And I do closed valley not cut valley
I’ll check out out. Thanks!
How do you calculate the amount of shingles to put in a roof. Or can you upload a video on calculating amount needed. Please, thank you.
a bundle of shingles is equal to a sheet of plywood. start there
Line length is the right way to do it. But that is for math guys. I can do it both ways with a framing square or using line lengths
How about using a Simpson skewable rafter tie as an alternative to cutting a birdsmouth?
That the shit way.
Hey brother i am just getting into the $$ part of the business. What would you pay youre subcontractors to do a 8foot by 3foot skylight,
We have to frame in the entire curb before installation i would think about 225$ per curb
He called in Matt to build the dormer because he has things to do.
He then records Matt building dormer
@@funkoff5 I'm sure your obese living in your mom's basement at least he out there making moves
😂
@@patharris5004 do i have to record my moves to be legit?If so where is your channel?
No window sill flashing... supposed to be installed prior to window install and overlap tyvek..
yea could've. good point I guess.
3.60 X 15.62 = 56.23 did I miss something???
I have question about this job you did
do you need a permit if I want to do something like that on my house?
I'm willing to bet yes. Depends on the area. But I would say most places would want you pull a permit when adding framing or changing existing. Might want to Call your Town building department to be sure
You guys call it pattern over here in California we call it sample we just write samp on it
very different lol to each their own tho!
I think you should have mirrored the width of the picture widow I don't like the narrow it does not match
Como estas ?? Nueva mision .. Veamos como resulta ! Saludos
estoy bien y tu? Gracias
Why not use just one long piece of flashing, instead of those 6" pieces?
long piece can crack
Because you’re not kicking the water onto the next course of shingles instead the water stays under the shingles, the rest of the way down
Damn bro where did you find this half assed framer? Home Depot ?
Menards during the 11% rebate.
Brought matt in because he is busy yet filmed him the whole time?
Yes sir. I may have wasted maybe an hour filming because work was still getting done a lot of the time spent filming. We still finished the roof the next day as planned. Don't worry bout me. Did you learn something? Guarantee you did. Just be thankful lol
Worlds Fastest Shingler i learned that many people dont take the time to not overcut there rafters and weaken them
@@TT-ik3kd they're not stairs. No need to be that careful there was plenty of meat in there still you know that.
so...how do I take a 6 wide by 8 deep porch with a gable roof and turn it into an 8" deep x 50" long porch that has a lean to roof but tie it into the origonal small gable roof? it's on a ranch style home, but I dont want to tear down any existing structure! HELP!!!!
It sounds really doable. Prolly pour footers and/ or concrete and the use that for the columns to support obviously. Get some headers and cut rafters to whatever pitch you want the lean to at. ( prolly easier if your existing roof is a bit steep. Like a 7/12 or so. And then your rafters would just terminate into the existing reverse gable. At least that's what I think...lol prolly ask Matt though haha