How To Pitch A Roof ~ Comprehensive Guide

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  • Опубликовано: 25 фев 2023
  • Roger and Dan demonstrate how to calculate and build a pitched roof.
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Комментарии • 179

  • @arronmcknight
    @arronmcknight Год назад +44

    Grand Master Dan, so humble, proper gentleman, letting Roger do all the talking and yet never raises an eyebrow. If anything, gently corrects Roger once he has done talking. You two should do a lot more videos together 👍

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +26

      It might seem strange for me (Roger) to lead the video but our previous videos with Dan and Robin have left lots of people scratching their heads. It is probably because a carpenter is too close to the subject and rushes the explanation.
      You are right about Dan being a proper gentleman and we have plenty of videos coming up with him.

    • @arronmcknight
      @arronmcknight Год назад +8

      @@SkillBuilder I'm not knocking you Roger I promise and I know you're only doing your bit mate, don't wanna come across one sided cuz you're a top bloke as well. Love & respect always 👍🏻

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад +1

      @@arronmcknight thanks for watching it.

    • @jamesgreen9665
      @jamesgreen9665 Год назад +1

      Love all your videos Dan, could you do one one a hip roof

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад

      Thanks @@jamesgreen9665 Yes one is in the pipeline…

  • @ricos1497
    @ricos1497 Год назад +11

    Great video lads. Dan is another real asset to the channel. Great communicator and shows humility and knowledge in one.

  • @denty32
    @denty32 Год назад +11

    From someone who has been cutting roofs for 30 years the Essential Roofing Square and Dans Roofing app is a game changer.
    Great tutorial Roger and Dan 👏👏👏

  • @atgaming95
    @atgaming95 Год назад +3

    Honestly one of the best videos explaining the process of pitching a roof, so simple so straight forward

  • @lewiscunliffe1051
    @lewiscunliffe1051 Год назад +5

    The one thing I took more notice than that beautifully machined pitch square. Was the little off cut of osb on top of the ridge keeping the rafters spot on 😁 learn something new everyday. 👍🏻

  • @pops6638
    @pops6638 Год назад +10

    A great informative video.
    Dan never fails to amaze me, with his carpentry skills, and good explanations.
    He’s a magician with the timber!

  • @stevenwaibel6856
    @stevenwaibel6856 Год назад +11

    This answered so many questions I've had! Not all but a good amount! I love how everything was down scaled and easy to understand! Thank you very much my friend!👍

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +5

      Glad it was helpful! If you have more questions, please ask because that helps us make better videos. We are aware that many of our previous videos on this subject were too advanced for those starting out.

  • @liquiddenti
    @liquiddenti Год назад +6

    I've got Dan's square and it's invaluable. I will not do a roof without it 👌👍

  • @boabmarlee
    @boabmarlee Год назад +5

    I only work on a roof every couple of years as most of my carpentry is finishing joinery and shopfitting but Dan's roofing Square looks like some bit of kit and worth buying to sit in my cupboard for when the time comes

  • @thetallcarpenter
    @thetallcarpenter Год назад +6

    You can't explain it much simpler than that guys👌illustrating the the pitch with a string from flat to upright helps make it easier to understand as well👍

  • @FantasyPortraitStudioMalvern
    @FantasyPortraitStudioMalvern 5 месяцев назад +1

    This video made my work so much easier than what I have been doing. I have worked with a carpenter in the distant past and know a little but never even helped putting on a roof. I just do what I can build in my head. If I can successfully build in my brain I can transfer it to the actual construction. I'm fortunate in that regard, but I'm definitely lacking knowledge in some areas. This video lesson covered everything I needed. I'm still a little confused on the "bird mouth" but I think I can work around it. I'll find out tomorrow! Thank you so much for this video! ❤

  • @roysammons2445
    @roysammons2445 Год назад +1

    My goodness what a team.
    Not only that I thought you two were going to do some Russian dancing there at the end, maybe even a bit of Fiddler on the roof.

  • @matthewhook3375
    @matthewhook3375 Год назад +3

    Great to see Dan on the channel again and love this scale model roofing explanation. Would love to see the rest of the roofing process explained in this accessible way - e.g. soffits, fascias, felt & battening, tiling, insulating etc. Top work as always chaps!

  • @dougieranger
    @dougieranger Год назад +3

    Brilliant, innovative solution. Best of luck with your roofing square Dan. 🇬🇧

  • @RobindeJongh
    @RobindeJongh Год назад +3

    Thanks for another great video! Just worth mentioning that the roof will need ceiling ties or collar ties to stop the roof spreading at the eaves. I say that as a structural engineer who regularly gets called out by Building Control to design remedial work when joiners have forgotten!

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild Год назад +1

    Another carpenter masterclass with Roger and Dan the man 🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

  • @KG6AFF
    @KG6AFF 4 месяца назад +1

    Excellent!
    Love the proper English accents, great coverage very instructional, thank you for teaching everyone! ... the cm comparisons will come in handy while I'm living and building in Hungary after living 40y in California (Oregon) ... and then was merely a little interested in building NOW im very interested in creating a few geodesic dome and octagon small buildings starting out and practicing on small and later using what I learned to build large house sizes. of the same.. all these tips are excellent and very helpful, along with 2 years of wood shop in Paradise Ca high school... 1987...
    -tibor

  • @SJWardBuilders
    @SJWardBuilders Год назад +2

    Nice one gentleman!!! Dan your square is the nuts!!

  • @covecarpentry
    @covecarpentry Год назад +2

    Dan the man.

  • @opentrail
    @opentrail Год назад +1

    Great explanation. Thanks for sharing. Looks so much fun too.

  • @jeffyoung321
    @jeffyoung321 Год назад +1

    Excellent video Roger and Dan.

  • @AmirAlwan
    @AmirAlwan Год назад +9

    Another great contribution to the community. It’s worth mentioning that this type of roof construction with a ridge board will require collar ties or bolting the ceiling joists into the rafters for preventing spreading of the rafters. Otherwise the top ridge will have to be designed as a beam supporting the weight of the rafters.

    • @stephensaines7100
      @stephensaines7100 Год назад

      In some North Am jurisdictions, hurricane clips are also required. They're cheap, strong, and an excellent touch even if not required by code.

  • @ianw5119
    @ianw5119 Год назад +2

    Great video, really informative. Learnt so much from these boys over the years. And Robin of course.

  • @henryparrott2447
    @henryparrott2447 Год назад +3

    Love ❤ you show old man. Learn so much here. 👏 👏

  • @ron1martens
    @ron1martens Год назад +1

    5:48. Very nice tool accessory. I like it. Thanks for uploading .

  • @sergiofernandez3725
    @sergiofernandez3725 Год назад +2

    Great explanation

  • @crackerjack3762
    @crackerjack3762 Год назад +1

    I was looking up baseball pitching tutorials and I’m not disappointed

  • @jamesmacleod2457
    @jamesmacleod2457 Год назад +1

    Fantastic stuff Thanks!

  • @paulfinnonjoinery
    @paulfinnonjoinery Год назад +2

    class vid as always lads. love a roofing job now. used to really struggle with them and basically guess before watching youtube videos. night and day difference now.

  • @MrFlyby34
    @MrFlyby34 9 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant roofing square and I am gonna buy one. Cheers guys😊

  • @istvankovasznai2300
    @istvankovasznai2300 Год назад +1

    You have such a good talent for this m8. Well done. Good videos. Your video helped my a few times already. Thank you

  • @frankiegoestohollywood9784
    @frankiegoestohollywood9784 Год назад +1

    Great video very useful ❤

  • @tlaw192
    @tlaw192 Год назад +1

    Great video thank you

  • @sparkyobrian6417
    @sparkyobrian6417 2 месяца назад +1

    love this channel

  • @MattyB1970
    @MattyB1970 Год назад +3

    Really helpful, I’d like to see the next step now adding felt batten and tiles, then Ill have a go at adding a pitched roof to my shed!

  • @tadsam1261
    @tadsam1261 12 дней назад +1

    Thanks excellent training for a novice

  • @pauloshea5483
    @pauloshea5483 8 месяцев назад +1

    Good work lads

  • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
    @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад +3

    Good graphics Dylan. 👊🏻.

  • @micssticksnpipes
    @micssticksnpipes Год назад +1

    Keep up the vids guys really enjoy them 👍

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +2

      We will! Thanks for the feedback. We have over 800 videos now

  • @neil-mv3it
    @neil-mv3it Год назад +2

    great video best roofing square on the market

  • @Pete.Ty1
    @Pete.Ty1 Год назад +1

    👍👍👍 Great information

  • @acattackroofing4678
    @acattackroofing4678 10 месяцев назад +1

    Dan is one clever man

  • @nickgriffin637
    @nickgriffin637 Год назад +1

    My youngest has just got me an essential roofing square for my birthday. Chuffed to bits. Photos don't do it justice!! Now I need to get some work in 😂

  • @michaelplays2449
    @michaelplays2449 Год назад +1

    Great Video !!

  • @tinytonymaloney7832
    @tinytonymaloney7832 Год назад +2

    I would actually take a chance and build a small apex roof from this video, it's actually a very good simplified breakdown of the important cuts and joints but whether or not it would pass any building regs is debatable 😁😂
    Tell me though, the pitch angle of the truss would have surely reduced in angle due to the section taken out for the birds mouth, probably only about 3 degrees perhaps, is this ignored or have I misunderstood the calculation???

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +2

      The whole thing lowers down equally at top and bottom. The ridge is set on the top edge of the rafter so it isn't a question of pivoting it from the top. The angle remains the same

  • @amazing451
    @amazing451 Год назад +2

    Nice to see Dan back on the channel at last, hope you'll be back soon on a real roof. 👍👍

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +2

      We have one coming up but this was an attempt to strip away the distractions of the building site.

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад +1

      Thanks Kevin. 👍🏻

  • @kiwifruitpoo
    @kiwifruitpoo Год назад +4

    Nice lads. Can you cover fascia and soffit work too please.

  • @kojomensah7474
    @kojomensah7474 Год назад +1

    Each one teach one thanks sharing the know the ledge helps every one

  • @simonmiddleton2990
    @simonmiddleton2990 Год назад +2

    A massive thanks Roger , i have watched countless videos regarding roofing and always struggled, i would defo attempt a roof now , cheers mate .

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +2

      Hi Simon
      . Some people make a big fuss about roof construction but carpenters have been doing this for thousands of years and not much had changed. In the end it is all about accurate measuring a marking.

  • @gdfggggg
    @gdfggggg Год назад +1

    I use Forgefast as it’s got a torx head. So much better than the old Pozy drive. And, you can’t beat a good screw.

  • @shariff7871
    @shariff7871 Год назад

    Hi , I watched both of your clips pitch and hip and would it be possible to make a video for a semi octagon Roof please. Thank you

  • @alan36753
    @alan36753 Год назад +9

    Looking forward to pt.2 Don't use an electric kettle buy a Kelly kettle and use your off cuts to brew tea!

    • @NAFO_Badger_Brigade
      @NAFO_Badger_Brigade Год назад +1

      Ha ha ha! That's me ! I book a scrounging day every so often to follow the chippies on roofing jobs to get the offcuts for my log burner!

  • @malcolmfunnell4501
    @malcolmfunnell4501 Год назад

    I’ve got an eco flow . I bought it six month’s ago , gave it a go it’s a lot of money the sun is getting higher , always knew I would need another battery, underestimated in the first place I will need two , only have 1200 watts of solar panels connected , took me a day too install . I’m in Surrey if you want to have a look

    • @Mike_5
      @Mike_5 Год назад

      ?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      Hi Malcolm. We would love to see it. You can send your contact details on this link
      www.skill-builder.uk/send

  • @CarolynQui
    @CarolynQui 5 месяцев назад

    As a first time, this is great! I just need to review it more than once and then build a fake roof first to see if I really get it. Then I can pitch away!!! Q - can I just make a small pitch on a roof that is flat? The room was added on with no building code as we are not in the city limits and now problems are cropping up. We have corrected the water problem but we must add a very small pitch. I do not understand enough to know if Iwe can simply add a low pitch and be done with it. The 30 pitch would be too much.

  • @karlkjj
    @karlkjj Год назад +1

    Dans square is the dogs dangly bits easy to use and accurate ….he’s also a good guy !!!

  • @marlowjoinery9783
    @marlowjoinery9783 Год назад +2

    Dans square is well worth the money for repetitive cutting of rafters there’s not a better square on the market

  • @loafersheffield
    @loafersheffield Год назад +1

    Best person I've seen on a chop saw is Kayla Lemieux. A Canadian woodshop teacher. 🤣

  • @adam-qf2vz
    @adam-qf2vz Год назад

    hi there. What if, as I have, your frame you are working off is not parrallell and also is varied in height ? Its a 300 year old barn frame.

  • @Lacebylad
    @Lacebylad Год назад +1

    Another easy to understand vid. Any chance of another explaining how to bring a soil pipe through a pitched roof?

  • @therealdojj
    @therealdojj Год назад +2

    My builder is also using stabila levels so I'm pretty sure my build is going to be straight 👍

    • @theworth123
      @theworth123 Год назад +1

      A drppped stabilla can be inacurate always reverse the level and check the diffrence before trusting it..

    • @therealdojj
      @therealdojj Год назад +2

      @@theworth123 I'm sure he does 👍 I just supply cups of tea 😁

  • @petergrimes5210
    @petergrimes5210 Год назад +1

    Please will you let me know the details of Dan's Eye protection, thank you

  • @berkantdilber
    @berkantdilber 9 месяцев назад

    Folks, can you recommend a software that is suitable for this kind of material preparation, where it can automatically list all the desired lumber sizes and their cuts?

  • @danielsmedina
    @danielsmedina 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for your video, but i have a question. It is not necessary to have a rafter tie or a collar tie?

  • @el_wazabi1752
    @el_wazabi1752 Месяц назад

    Wana yo to school for this in uk but can't find

  • @mingueyox
    @mingueyox 3 месяца назад

    Does such a pitched rood need ties (rafter tie / collar rie) to address the lateral pressures?
    Many thanks

  • @MrBsmurfy
    @MrBsmurfy Год назад

    Great video! Q- doing a DIY greenhouse using twinwall ploycarbonate for the roof. Anyone know a reason not to have a flat angle vs a birdmouth at the wall end of the rafter?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      The rafter helps to stop the walls spreading. That only works if they are tied at the top and bottom.

    • @MrBsmurfy
      @MrBsmurfy Год назад

      @@SkillBuilder Thank you! im using light roof and using a treated 175mm X 75mm beam so hoping it will be ok when i go to do it.

  • @johnforeman9926
    @johnforeman9926 Год назад

    Hello, I use the speed sq. to layout my rafters. I having a very difficult time with the birds mouth! These are my measurements: 143.25 span...71-5/8 run...3/12 pitch...17.91 rise...73-13/16 diag. I make my 1st plum cut 3/12...measure down the board to 73-13/16 make 2nd plum cut...add10.5" for overhang. I come back to the 2nd plum cut...measure up 1-1/2 inch for the seat cut, then 3-1/2 inch cut. I finish off with cutting 3/4 inch for the ridge board...it doesn't fit!!! What am I doing wrong!!!

  • @andrewhayes8469
    @andrewhayes8469 11 месяцев назад

    does the length of the rafter include the over hang ?

  • @dlite1972
    @dlite1972 Год назад

    How do you go about working out the rafter length without the use of apps ?

  • @p-jan5747
    @p-jan5747 Год назад

    4:20 if you know the height off the building and the rafter run, you can easily calculate it with Pythagorean Theorem (c = √(a² + b²)).

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      I did say that

    • @p-jan5747
      @p-jan5747 Год назад

      @@SkillBuilder oh im sorry, did not notice that. Always have you on on the side when im working :). Great content!

  • @clivebrown645
    @clivebrown645 Год назад +1

    I am putting a hip roof on my oak gazebo and one side the wall plate has a slight bow in it meaning the rafter run will change slightly. How do I get round this?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      You will have to physically measure each rafter to make sure it is right. If the oak is showing I would give Dan Cox a call.

  • @darrenbethell3171
    @darrenbethell3171 Год назад +1

    Dan what model is that Makita circular saw with the plunge saw base on please buddy

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад

      Hi Darren I’m not 100% sure but it’s a 36v one. It’s great as it’s compatible with a guide rail.

    • @darrenbethell3171
      @darrenbethell3171 Год назад +1

      @@Ultimate-roofing-square. I know I thought I could kill two birds with one stone here just struggling to find a model no for it. If you get a min could you have a look on the body of it and let me know please is really appreciate it Dan👊

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад

      @@darrenbethell3171 i certainly will look at it later this afternoon and let you know the model no.
      😉

    • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
      @Ultimate-roofing-square. Год назад

      @@darrenbethell3171 it’s a DHS782. 👊🏻

    • @darrenbethell3171
      @darrenbethell3171 Год назад +1

      @@Ultimate-roofing-square. nice one thankyou so much I thought it may be that one Screwfix have got them on a bit of an offer atm £269 ffx and Powertool world £342 so guess where I’m off to in the morning. Thanks Dan much appreciated keep up the good work pal respect 👊

  • @galvanisedegg1466
    @galvanisedegg1466 Год назад +3

    I need a video on how to do paving on a gradient just saying

    • @theworth123
      @theworth123 Год назад +4

      Just the same as on the flat. only use a string line from the top pavior down to the lower one and follow with the rest laying to the line.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/igF95S0QkeA/видео.html

  • @sdevane75
    @sdevane75 7 месяцев назад

    that bird mouth explanation was as clear as mud

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  7 месяцев назад +2

      Maybe leave it to someone who understands these things. Most people found this video easy to follow.

    • @mule666
      @mule666 3 месяца назад

      Listening is hard

  • @burwoodbuild
    @burwoodbuild Год назад +1

    Roofing for dummies… 🤪 don’t be so hard on yourself chaps! 😂 Got to say Dan’s an absolute roofing legend! 💯👊🏼

  • @Foz1
    @Foz1 Год назад

    A framing square with straight edge clamped to it (see Robin Clevett's) works wonders and is really inexpensive.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +2

      That carpenters framing square has been arond for centuries possibly going back to the ancient greeks who made one from wood. City and Guilds apprentices are shown how to make a simple fence for it in their first year and it is shown in the C&G course notes along with more explanations of all the things it can do.
      It is a good tool and has many setting out uses that most people don't understand.

    • @Foz1
      @Foz1 Год назад

      @@SkillBuilder Did not know that! The fence really is useful. Great for stairs too.

  • @I-am-not-a-number
    @I-am-not-a-number Год назад +2

    The rafter bows go down on a slate roof, the slates will sit better.
    I always leave the ridges and hips an inch higher than the jacks and commons.

    • @theworth123
      @theworth123 Год назад +1

      This proves the rule and some rules need adjustment for real applicatoins.... Ridges and hips should be above but it depends on the the pitch, the higher the pitch the higher the the ridge ect will be above, best to draw the geometrical lines of the roof for perfect accuracy.

  • @marlowjoinery9783
    @marlowjoinery9783 Год назад +1

    Nice to see a chippy use a ks120 properly not just second fix work

  • @peefor135
    @peefor135 Год назад

    Another great video. Were my eyes deceiving me when I thought you were standing atop a hipped roof but constructing a gable end roof?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      Well done, I was wondering how long it would be before somebody spotted that. The second part is the construction of a hipped end. We still have the rig so we might build a dormer on one side and a roof window on the other.

    • @peefor135
      @peefor135 Год назад

      @@SkillBuilder Thanks Roger. Looking forward to it already.

  • @MphoThobatsi
    @MphoThobatsi 4 месяца назад

    I still don't understand what factors decide the pitch of the roof, or is it by roofer discretion

  • @user-ne7gw2if8d
    @user-ne7gw2if8d Год назад

    Why does mr cox measure the hip length from top to wall plate whereas he measures the rafters to the topmost point of the height above plate?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/ka6-kvjtVZM/видео.html

  • @theworth123
    @theworth123 Год назад +3

    The span is outside wallplate to outside of wall plate the RUN is half the span.. Just saying...

  • @JohncTrumpet
    @JohncTrumpet 9 месяцев назад

    Just use trig at 4:27... lol

  • @sgtspite
    @sgtspite Год назад +1

    Left feeling very confused 😕 😆

  • @harveyhouse9652
    @harveyhouse9652 Год назад

    what happens when you're working on an old building and it isn't square?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад

      If you are putting in a new wall plate you make it square, if not you adjust the rafters but a lot of old buildings are more square than new ones.

  • @wokfisher5749
    @wokfisher5749 11 месяцев назад

    I think you forgot to tell us to deduct half the thickness of the ridge off.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  9 месяцев назад

      No we didn't. ruclips.net/video/xsMydhhl7ao/видео.html

  • @caahacky
    @caahacky Год назад

    Camera went off the job at the crucial bit on the birds mouth.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  Год назад +4

      yes, that cameraman is from Essex so.............

  • @richardbudgell2374
    @richardbudgell2374 Год назад

    Great video but far to fast for me

    • @dampwally611
      @dampwally611 Год назад +1

      if you watch it two or three times it starts to sink in.

  • @erdysoliman816
    @erdysoliman816 5 месяцев назад +9

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